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Glue? Epoxy? Which to use for this?
That's my go-to glue too! I keep both the liquid and gel options next to me - the gel sets up much slower but doesn't run and is great for so many applications. Holds a bunch of my husband's pipes together at this point with no problems with heavy use when not in the bowl itself!- J Clifton
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Perfect Storm of Repair Difficulty
That was one heck of a challenge! Beautiful work!- J Clifton
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Seeking advice on restoring rim color and silver shank (photos)
For silver pipe fittings, especially if they may only be plated and therefore need a more gentle approach to avoid removing the silver layer, I definitely consider it worth dropping the $5-6 for a silver cream/polish if you can find it. For anything with just a light tarnish or for touch-ups a...- J Clifton
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Meerschaum and amber rebuild - carving replacement amber, glueing amber, swapping out the tenon, & repairing the case!
Thank you, and yes! I'm paranoid so I try to be very careful about where I use the glue and making sure it's well away from the parts of the bowl exposed to the most heat, only using it when sandwiched between two layers of material rather than exposed directly to the heat, and wipe the interior...- J Clifton
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Meerschaum and amber rebuild - carving replacement amber, glueing amber, swapping out the tenon, & repairing the case!
That is definitely true, I have quite a stack of his recent purchases on my project table now 🤣🤣🤣 Fortunately I enjoy it!- J Clifton
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Making a case for a vintage meer
Incredibly cool process! Thank you for sharing!- J Clifton
- Post #6
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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Meerschaum and amber rebuild - carving replacement amber, glueing amber, swapping out the tenon, & repairing the case!
Thank you! I used to work in theatrical costuming many years ago and had to learn lots of options for spot-cleaning old fabric! Test first with a small amount in one spot (different dyes are lifted by different chemicals), but most fabric should be able to take it if you are gentle. Dampen the...- J Clifton
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Meerschaum and amber rebuild - carving replacement amber, glueing amber, swapping out the tenon, & repairing the case!
Photos from stage one I just realized I never posted - fixing the broken amber bead!- J Clifton
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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Meerschaum and amber rebuild - carving replacement amber, glueing amber, swapping out the tenon, & repairing the case!
Finally finished my complete restoration of this piece and its case and wanted to share my process for folks wanting to try doing more amber repair too! vs before My husband bought this pipe for me as a project as I have been having fun realigning and repairing stripped or broken amber stems...- J Clifton
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Hello from Massachusetts!
It's a style called a kalmasch, mid to late 1800s I believe? In an amusing coincidence, I have worked on two of this pipe - my husband bought this version (which was an absolute mess - another adventure where the stem broke and someone dumped a terrifying amount of superglue into it to try to...- J Clifton
- Post #31
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Hello from Massachusetts!
I just realized that maybe sharing a cheroot holder rather than a pipe for my first post here may not be ideal, so here is a mother of pearl stem for a full pipe that I fixed up - the pieces were loose and also had a lot of grime and discolored old glue. I softened the old glue so I could remove...- J Clifton
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Hello from Massachusetts!
Hello! While I don't smoke myself, my husband does and I have been repairing and restoring antique meerschaum pipes and the occasional cheroot holder for him for about a year now. Mostly I've been fixing stripped or cracked amber stems, replacing broken tenons, and occasionally digging out...- J Clifton
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- Forum: New Member Introductions