There Is A Season

[Riff89]

What kind of clenching leaves a stem looking like that lol. I’ve seen some bad ones but that’s one of the worst

[Dr Uhaha]

With independence day coming it may be more fun to strap a small-ish explosive to it and send it off proper

Fun Fact: Boys only marginally interested in long range shooting change their minds when they realize that you've hidden jars of tannerite in their targets.

[Armycw2]

That's a genuine codger artifact.

[Fr_Tom]

Impressive - maybe a ziptie?

Why did I think of you when I saw the pipe You should buy it and bring it back to life.

I did buy the bondo cob set.

I wonder if it has a Captain Black ghost or something that would take forever to smoke out?

[Dr Uhaha]

The only thing missing from this puppy is some worn cloth tape around the shank.

Frankly the thing concerns me: What would happen to the person who dared to smoke it? What secrets does it keep? Am I trying to talk myself into buying it?!

Plan: 1) Gentle reaming, 2) Scrub pipe completely, including removal of all finish, 3) Gentle rehydration of wood, 4) Reconstruction of pipe with water putty, 5) sand and sculpt, 6) stain, 7) fashion hand cut vulcanite stem, 8) clean airways completely 8) buff with carnauba, 9) coat bowl with carbon and honey, 10) load pipe and smoke once before putting in drawer and forgetting for 15 years. ✔

[Lostdog5152]

The old pipe is ready to go to its rest in that big burley patch in the sky. Take it behind the barn and shoot it. Its the only merciful thing to do.

[Citizen B]

That's a genuine codger artifact.

You know this guy smoked this pipe and made it work until the day he died. That's the way it used to be. People didn't have money to drop on custom pipes. They had one pipe and they smoked it for all it was worth and then some. Plug tobacco from the general store.

Codger pipe, indeed. The best kind. It belongs in a museum not in a bonfire.

[Ruffinogold]

if that pipe could talk , it would shudder and say " Ive seen some shit , man "

[Citizen B]

... 10) load pipe and smoke once before putting in drawer and forgetting for 15 years. ✔

There is always that 'who cares?' aspect that dooms many a project. I understand the conundrum. It will be interesting to attempt but, in the end, who cares when you're done? Was it worth it? No one can answer the question but the person who went through steps 1-9.

It's not me.