Part II
Dismantling and filling the voids with all natural wood putty and using a Ream-N-Kleen reamer to cut the cake back to allow for a longer smoke.
This is a three stage process where I allow the wood putty to set overnight then inspect to ensure I've filled all the voids, if not I will repeat the adding of the wood putty to any other voids I've found then allow it to set for 24 hours and inspect for shrinkage. If there is any shrinkage I will apply the wood putty once more and also another 24 hours and inspect for the need to add more wood putty, generally there never is.
Once everything appears to have hardened and stabilized I will remove the shank and apply glue to both the interior of the shaft hole in the bowl and the shaft itself then assemble, align and allow 72 hours for the glue to dry and cure before I have my first smoke. During the smoke I will check to ensure there is no leakage and if there is the tobacco will be removed and the area(s) where the leak occurs will be attended to then the pipe will rest for the appropriate period depending on what was used to attend to any leak.
Here is what it currently looks like after being disassembled and the first round of wood putty added and bowl reamed.
banjo
Dismantling and filling the voids with all natural wood putty and using a Ream-N-Kleen reamer to cut the cake back to allow for a longer smoke.
This is a three stage process where I allow the wood putty to set overnight then inspect to ensure I've filled all the voids, if not I will repeat the adding of the wood putty to any other voids I've found then allow it to set for 24 hours and inspect for shrinkage. If there is any shrinkage I will apply the wood putty once more and also another 24 hours and inspect for the need to add more wood putty, generally there never is.
Once everything appears to have hardened and stabilized I will remove the shank and apply glue to both the interior of the shaft hole in the bowl and the shaft itself then assemble, align and allow 72 hours for the glue to dry and cure before I have my first smoke. During the smoke I will check to ensure there is no leakage and if there is the tobacco will be removed and the area(s) where the leak occurs will be attended to then the pipe will rest for the appropriate period depending on what was used to attend to any leak.
Here is what it currently looks like after being disassembled and the first round of wood putty added and bowl reamed.
banjo
