Here’s a pipe I picked up that I enjoy the style of because it has a removable bowl.
I date the pipe to the 1920’s or 30’s.
The airway was completely clogged/blocked and the removable bowl was frozen in place.
As I first attempted to push a thin Falcon pipe cleaner down the stem to check for a clog, a small section of Amber popped off. This obviously changed the trajectory of the cleanup to add a repair.
No worries. I’ve repaired stems before and thanks to GeorgeD I learned marine epoxy is the best.
I then resumed the bowl and with patience and Everclear (for the pipe) slowly worked the problems out and freed the bowl.
Then I cleaned the bowl with paper towels, dental picks and Everclear
Finally I reattached the broken Amber piece to the stem, but a call from a client made my attention turn away and the stem didn’t go back perfectly so a little sanding fixed that at the end.
The first pic is of the pipe as purchased. The rest are mine showing my ham fisted work.
I date the pipe to the 1920’s or 30’s.
The airway was completely clogged/blocked and the removable bowl was frozen in place.
As I first attempted to push a thin Falcon pipe cleaner down the stem to check for a clog, a small section of Amber popped off. This obviously changed the trajectory of the cleanup to add a repair.
No worries. I’ve repaired stems before and thanks to GeorgeD I learned marine epoxy is the best.
I then resumed the bowl and with patience and Everclear (for the pipe) slowly worked the problems out and freed the bowl.
Then I cleaned the bowl with paper towels, dental picks and Everclear
Finally I reattached the broken Amber piece to the stem, but a call from a client made my attention turn away and the stem didn’t go back perfectly so a little sanding fixed that at the end.
The first pic is of the pipe as purchased. The rest are mine showing my ham fisted work.
