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Post by Lady Margaret on Apr 19, 2018 17:23:27 GMT -5
I sent two full sized pipes in to be cleaned with my tiny pipes, and he found a crack in the shank, and it went all the way through.
So he did some work on it
and this is the finished product. It looks great!
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Post by Matthew on Apr 19, 2018 22:16:41 GMT -5
Very Nice workmanship !
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 20, 2018 1:37:51 GMT -5
Great job.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 1:53:50 GMT -5
I need to get some wax for mine. I have some somewhere, but that's the story of my life and why I have everything in triplicate. Good Morrow, Legend Lover . Hope your ship sails smoothly and the Smoke is with you |
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Post by antb on Apr 20, 2018 2:41:45 GMT -5
Well done! Good to know it can be done.
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Post by Stanhill on Apr 20, 2018 5:08:36 GMT -5
I sent two full sized pipes in to be cleaned with my tiny pipes, and he found a crack in the shank, and it went all the way through. So he did some work on it and this is the finished product. It looks great! Blimey..! what a beautiful result. If you have his address, I'll go and crack a couple of shanks.   |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Apr 20, 2018 7:23:12 GMT -5
I sent two full sized pipes in to be cleaned with my tiny pipes, and he found a crack in the shank, and it went all the way through. So he did some work on it and this is the finished product. It looks great! Blimey..! what a beautiful result. If you have his address, I'll go and crack a couple of shanks.
thanks, guys! he did an outstanding job. that's why I send them to him  I didn't even know the crack was there.
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Post by papipeguy on Apr 20, 2018 7:27:07 GMT -5
Let us know how it holds up. Often, the only solution is a band around the shank. Nice job on that.
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Post by Stanhill on Apr 20, 2018 7:37:55 GMT -5
Blimey..! what a beautiful result. If you have his address, I'll go and crack a couple of shanks.
thanks, guys! he did an outstanding job. that's why I send them to him I didn't even know the crack was there.
They can be very hard to notice, especially on sandblasted pipes. I once bought a sandblasted Stanwell Churchwarden from the fifties and I didn't notice the very small, hairlined crack in the shank until the seller was safely back home. I smoke it very carefully as I think that the crack is probably too small to glue and a repair ring will ruin it's look. I do have pipes with repair rings and they look just fine, but this particular pipe... |
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Post by Lady Margaret on Apr 20, 2018 7:41:51 GMT -5
so sorry to hear that!
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Post by joeman on Apr 20, 2018 11:40:05 GMT -5
Margaret...I'm a bit confused by the repair. In the 2nd image, the crack appears to be natural 'briar' color...but the repair appears to be nearly black. Is it just the images? Did he share what he used to patch it?
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Post by That Falls Guy on Apr 20, 2018 11:58:47 GMT -5
I thought the same thing Joe. As you stated, it could be the photo.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Apr 20, 2018 14:30:59 GMT -5
no, not real sure how he did that.
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Post by peteguy on Apr 20, 2018 15:12:42 GMT -5
I hope it works for you. I have always banded mine. A band might look strange with the wood insert so I like this look better. Praying it holds.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Apr 20, 2018 17:19:25 GMT -5
thank you! yes, i think this was a better choice than a band.
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Post by puffy on Apr 20, 2018 17:45:33 GMT -5
Much prettier than a band would be.
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Post by Lady Margaret on Apr 20, 2018 22:25:18 GMT -5
agreed!
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I didn't even know the crack was there. 
