Meerschaum Glued Advice Repairing/Replace

informal · Jan 11, 2017

Hey all,

I've been gifted a meerschaum pipe (link to pictures below) having belonged to my wife's grandfather. It appears to have been broken years ago and was glued together improperly. I would like to remove the glue and reapply it using non toxic, meer appropriate glue or attach the two sections via another method. So far I have tried using a heat gun to see if the glue would soften with heat- it did not.
If repairing it ends up not being a possibility I would like to remove the entire stem and install a push pull tenon and churchwarden stem. Is there a way to find a tenon and stem that would fit my current pipe?
Any advice is very appreciated, here are a few pictures and further description.
Meerschaum Pipe Help

blueeyedogre · Jan 11, 2017

Personally if the stem is straight I'd leave it glued. You can always shim the screw tenon to re-align the mouthpiece to true.

ashdigger · Jan 11, 2017

Yep, I'd just shim the screw tenon. I can't imagine any way to separate the two meer pieces that wouldn't destroy the pipe.

toobfreak · Jan 11, 2017

I'm no expert but that looks like epoxy. It likely soaked into the meerschaum on either side of the joint and it would be a fool's errand now to try to get them apart in any fashion without great risk. But you have to wonder where in the hell the person's mind was when they glued them that way?

cortezattic · Jan 11, 2017

The stinger can probably be removed from the stem and reset in the proper orientation.

This, of course, is a job for a pro. Maryann Keller's name just came up in another thread today.

informal · Jan 11, 2017

Thank you all very much for the help. The stem isn't straight, I am not able to run a pipe cleaner through it. The two pieces were not glued centered perfectly and the top portion is curved slightly, maybe how it was being displayed. It is clearer from this picture.
I have no idea why it was glued as it was; it's a real shame, but I am grateful for it and your help.
Should I look at something like this service? http://www.walkerpiperepair.com/html/meer_churchwarden.html
Thank you very much for your input.

hakchuma · Jan 11, 2017

Sorry I don't have a suggestion but thought I'd share my experience. I broke a stem on m meer and was able to glue it with non toxic guerilla glue. Very happy with the results.

balkisobrains · Jan 11, 2017

I was reading that you can glue two pieces of meer together with a properly-proportioned mixture of egg whites and crushed meer powder. This would be for a clean break, or maybe two prepped surfaces. :puffpipe:

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