Cleaning a clogged peace pipe
I am in possession of my SO's peace pipe, he has lent it to me to work my "hippie cleaning magic" as he lovingly put it. :P
Basically, the peace pipe is old but it has not been smoked out of much. It was clogged once and he unclogged it by using salt and peroxide but now that isn't working. I *think* the clog is at the base of the bowl, where the stem and bowl intersect but I'm at a loss as to how to clean it, without destroying the pipe. I suspect the culprit is old resin.
http://www.aztradingpost.com/images/AT-0048-254042-NC.jpg
The above picture is the sort of pipe in question, I'm currently soaking the bowl in ACV and I'll give some baking soda or salt a go in a bit. It's made of deer antler and then wrapped in leather.. so I'm trying to be kind to the leather. However, since I'm having doubts the ACV will do much, does anybody have any suggestions? Pretty please?
Basically, the peace pipe is old but it has not been smoked out of much. It was clogged once and he unclogged it by using salt and peroxide but now that isn't working. I *think* the clog is at the base of the bowl, where the stem and bowl intersect but I'm at a loss as to how to clean it, without destroying the pipe. I suspect the culprit is old resin.
http://www.aztradingpost.com/images/AT-0048-254042-NC.jpg
The above picture is the sort of pipe in question, I'm currently soaking the bowl in ACV and I'll give some baking soda or salt a go in a bit. It's made of deer antler and then wrapped in leather.. so I'm trying to be kind to the leather. However, since I'm having doubts the ACV will do much, does anybody have any suggestions? Pretty please?