[MR] ot question for craftsmen

[Edward deWitt]

Where is the break?  If it is near the bowl you may never be able to get a glue to hold.  Heat from the bowl may also affect it.  Epoxy may hold it but you may not get a very solid bond if the area is real small.  
The old clay pipes often got broken because they were shoved in pockets and packs.  They were just used the way they were.  Be careful when smoking a clay bowl pipe.  They can get extremely hot and can blister the fingers.

--- On Mon, 6/15/09, Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Gina Shelley <paintedwheel at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MR] ot question for craftsmen
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 12:54 AM


No, it's not a repro pipe (I know what you are talking about, and it's not one of those). It was made by a friend who was learning pottery. The clay she used is very white and very hard. It almost feels like porcelain, but the broken end is rough. And it's glazed with a dull blackish greenish glaze. 

 

It's quite homely, but that's why I love it.  I did think about sanding it down smooth. I may do that. I imagine a dremel would work if I decided to go that route. 

 


 
> CC: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> From: jendobyns at verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [MR] ot question for craftsmen
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:10:49 -0400
> To: paintedwheel at hotmail.com
> 
> If it's one of the long-stemmed reproduction early pipes, it might be 
> possible to make the broken end damp enough to rub the rough edges 
> smooth. I'm not sure if those can be glued. If it is one of the 
> repro pipes I may know where to ask about gluing, though. Let me 
> know if it is and I'll check.
> 
> Genevieve
> 
> On Jun 14, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Gina Shelley wrote:
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> >
> > This is an interested thread, as Dulcy has a pipe made of some sort 
> > of white clay. (I say "Dulcy" has it because I, Gina, do not smoke 
> > at all. ;-) ) the stem has broken in half and I'd love to fix it. 
> > The broken end is not kind to teeth.
> >
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