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Thanks, guys. I've seen "Bruyère Garantie" stamped on other makes of pipes, but I figured being French it might help narrow down who the maker of this pipe might be. Very strange... I've looked through several lists of pipe makers online now and I can't find anything even similar to this &...

It's been a while since I've been on here! Getting back into pipes now that I have some more free time. I picked up a pretty cool pipe at an antique mall last week, an uncommon style I believe is called Tyrolean. The tag said it was a vintage German pipe, but it's stamped with "BRUYERE GARANTIE...

Aha, thanks Edward! I'm trying stay away from glues... I'm not looking for any surprise side effects during a smoke ;) I like the pine pitch idea though. The only problem is the length of the stem means needing to remove it to do any cleaning. Anyway, thanks for the tip :) I'll try making another (n...

Hi all, Preface: I'm a novice pipe-maker. I've made 5 pipes thus far, just for personal use and experimenting. Nothing really too traditional, and I don't have a great set of tools, so I'm just working with what I've got. I did buy a 12" long 1/8" drill bit, and I bought a spade bit that I...