Help! (With Pictures) Cracked Open Mortise on My Pipe!!!

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chuckapotamus

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Feb 20, 2013
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I have a pipe and the mortise is split open! I do not know if it is meerschaum or synthetic. I am a newbie in pipe smoking so I am sorry about the question. The Bakelite stem screws into the mortise and I think I screwed it in too tight. I feel so bad about it. It is one of my first pipes that I bought. It's an estate pipe.
I would also like to know what kind of material it is made from if anyone has an idea.
I would like to send it to a pipe repair shop but, there isn't any such a place in my country (Philippines).
Eidt: Corrected capitalization in title, L.

 

chuckapotamus

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Feb 20, 2013
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Here are some images of the broken pipe. :(

 

sebastian

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Jan 5, 2013
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Im no expert, but it looks to be clay (?). I think I would try to super glue it if it were mine. Just be careful not to get any glue in the threads, inside the mortise.

 

chuckapotamus

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Feb 20, 2013
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Thank you everyon for the speedy feedback. :D i would like to try superglue however i thought it wouldn't be safe and might be toxic. It seems though you guys have tried it before so i might give it a try. Thanks timely and sebastian. :D
Michaelphillips, i appreciate the link. I will send this pipe to the site as my second option if i cannot repair it myself. Thank you also!
I apologize if my English grammar might be somewhat incorrect.

 

cynyr

Part of the Furniture Now
Feb 12, 2012
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Tennessee
Your grammar is better than mine. Welcome to the forum - there's no such thing as an unwelcome question, and these guys can solve any problem. Don't be a stranger.

 

chuckapotamus

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Feb 20, 2013
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Your grammar is better than mine. Welcome to the forum - there's no such thing as an unwelcome question, and these guys can solve any problem. Don't be a stranger.
I'm glad to know to know that I can feel comfortable asking questions. :)

Thank you, cynyr! Thanks also for the compliment. :)

 

chuckapotamus

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Feb 20, 2013
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I finally had the time to glue it together and it did the trick. All I have to do now is just maybe put a band to cover the cracks.
Thank you EVERYONE! You are amazing!

 
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