Evening all
I have read several posts here, but this is my first post. I am one of those people who tries to do everything myself, even if it gets me in trouble. With that in mind, and the fact I have more time than money, I have been collecting estate lots for a while and cleaning them up as I go.
I have one pipe in my collection that is rather good looking but has a chunk missing at the bottom of the bowl. It looks as though someone tried to ream it (briar is exposed all around), caught a crack, and kept twisting. There is a chunk measuring roughly 1/4x1/4x 1/8” deep that has been torn out. The air shaft is intact as this chunk is on the opposite side. Being a bit of a nerd I put a height gage on it and found that it is roughly 1/2 of the wall thickness.
My question is, would pipe mud be able to fix something this big? I read an article about pipe mud (cigar ash and water) versus pipe cement (wood ash and water), but didn’t know if either option would be viable and/or reliable.
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
I have read several posts here, but this is my first post. I am one of those people who tries to do everything myself, even if it gets me in trouble. With that in mind, and the fact I have more time than money, I have been collecting estate lots for a while and cleaning them up as I go.
I have one pipe in my collection that is rather good looking but has a chunk missing at the bottom of the bowl. It looks as though someone tried to ream it (briar is exposed all around), caught a crack, and kept twisting. There is a chunk measuring roughly 1/4x1/4x 1/8” deep that has been torn out. The air shaft is intact as this chunk is on the opposite side. Being a bit of a nerd I put a height gage on it and found that it is roughly 1/2 of the wall thickness.
My question is, would pipe mud be able to fix something this big? I read an article about pipe mud (cigar ash and water) versus pipe cement (wood ash and water), but didn’t know if either option would be viable and/or reliable.
Any help or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks