Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry

[clickklick]

"You are assuming I'm a grown man. Pipe repairmen are perpetual kids. (Hmmm... I wonder what's in THIS box?! Oh, goodie, goodie, goodie... Look at THAT!) "
I think I have a place for you out in my shed

 

[tobyducote]

Ouch

 

[georged]

"You are assuming I'm a grown man. Pipe repairmen are perpetual kids. (Hmmm... I wonder what's in THIS box?! Oh, goodie, goodie, goodie... Look at THAT!) "

I think I have a place for you out in my shed

Oh my... I think I just figured out where the "clickclick" handle comes from...
The padlock.
.

 

[georged]

What is scary is that you know we've both seen much worse!

Indeed we have. I was sent a TWICE SMOKED $4000 Joura a few years ago that was as deeply burned as this thread's ODA. Why did the guy send it to me, knowing it wasn't fixable? He wanted me to back up his claim that the pipe was made of "inferior wood" and so ought to be replaced free of charge.
I wish I was kidding. :lol:

 

[georged]

What is "twice smoked"?

Two bowls of tobacco.

 

[georged]

Shouldn't that be smoked twice?

Well, even ONCE was too many in that Joura's case. That guy should have taken up rock collecting.

 

[clickklick]

Lol the shed reference is to my workshop thread on pmf.

 

[georged]

Lol the shed reference is to my workshop thread on pmf.

Ah... of course. That's it. Your workshop shed. Of course that's what you meant. I believe you... We ALL believe you.
(Except for the FBI's profilers, that is. Subconscious onomatopoeia is one of the things they look for. :lol: )

 

[clickklick]

LOL, That is a horrible thought.

 

[shroedingerscat]

OUCH! That's about all I can think of to say. It's a shame, bordering on criminal, in my opinion. I don't know if it can be rendered smoke-able again, but even if it is possible, it will never be the same as it was. RIP to a good pipe.

 

[brudnod]

Usually that type of internal abuse is accompanied by external signs of abuse as well, such as heavy teeth marks. Perplexing and sickening at the same time! It would be good to get Dave to chime in on this as he has done magic with many a ruined pipe.

 

[lonestar]

Shame. Is this your pipe George, or a customers ?

 

[tuold]

I'd heard rumors that the government was doing secret nuclear testing in Dunhill pipes. Better check it for radioactivity.

 

[ssjones]

That is sad. I've used "mortar repair" (sodium silicate based material, $7 for a tub at Lowes) for wall repairs for that type of issue. Cake builds pretty quickly over the repair material. It will never be perfect, but perhaps made smokeable.

 

[cortezattic]

Smoking outdoors comes to mind.

 

[lonestar]

Smoking outdoors comes to mind.

Exactly. I bought an entire collection of really decent looking pipes once. They all had wind screens because the guy only smoked outdoors. Every single stinkin one of em had charred walls once you reamed back the cake.