That's what I'm thinking - but to turn a phrase from "Red Green", my woman needs to find me handsome because I'm not necessarily handy, lol.
Repairable!
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The bushing should keep the crack from spreading if you get some epoxy worked into it. And yes I would tape off the outside of the shank. Hockey tape works pretty well for pipe repair. If the crack doesn’t stabilize you’ll have to band it.
Epoxied the bushing in early this morning - it's tight and the fit is just right and not too tight and I'll just be careful not to stress it.
I'm pretty excited!!
Rained all day so finished up the stem with some more Soft Scrub, sanding pads, a little @Chasing Embers toothpaste and a then little bit of oil.
Takeaway -- stem cleaning requires patience!! And . . . . I wouldn't have bet even $5 that I could start with the stem I started with and end up with this beautiful (to me) look.
Last takeaway - the cake was substantial and misleading. I kept fearing discovery of chamber imperfections and other than the aggressive reaming someone did at some point, every time I thought there may be a problem running my finger in there, it was just more cake that needed out, so no burnouts, etc., which I fully expected given the condition of the pipe when I started.
Looking forward to fall!!
Rained all day so finished up the stem with some more Soft Scrub, sanding pads, a little @Chasing Embers toothpaste and a then little bit of oil.
Takeaway -- stem cleaning requires patience!! And . . . . I wouldn't have bet even $5 that I could start with the stem I started with and end up with this beautiful (to me) look.
Last takeaway - the cake was substantial and misleading. I kept fearing discovery of chamber imperfections and other than the aggressive reaming someone did at some point, every time I thought there may be a problem running my finger in there, it was just more cake that needed out, so no burnouts, etc., which I fully expected given the condition of the pipe when I started.
Looking forward to fall!!
Thanks all for the ideas and encouragement - some really good advice up above in this thread!
What a charming carving! Was that original to the pipe or did someone add that one afterwards?
Very cool! Do you know the line of pipes it was part of? Or was it some kind of special edition?
I've seen three or four shapes with the same etching they did, mine says "HUNTER", so I'm guessing just a thing for awhile with that theme.
One source (no idea how reliable) suggests early 90s for this particular pipe.
I’d buy that. I was hot and heavy in Stanwells from mid to late eighties- saw a lot of new and in service models. Never saw one of those.