I've recently aquired my deadbeat father's tobacco pipes, that he hasn't used in about 6 years. One of them is fine, works a charm, other than a small chip in the mouthpiece in the stem.

The other one, that I need to fix, is clogged heavily by a piece of metal that I believe has been melted in the bowl. I've tried using my pipe tool's scraper to force it out, but it's stuck there.

Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could remove it? I don't want to have to throw away a valuable, perfectly seasoned pipe.

If it is a straight stem then use a drill with a bit smaller than the pipe's bore. You can probably use a drill without power and turn the shaft by hand to drill out enough of the metal to remove it. Or just clamp the bit (pointing straight up) in a vice and turn the pipe on the bit by hand.

Ok, I did it! :D

I realised, the hunk of metal was another drillbit that my father must have used to clear the stem of tobacco resin, becase he didn't know shit about maintaining a pipe. The drillbit was stuck through the bowl.

I used a manual drill, stuck it down the stem, turned it until the drillbit came out of the far side of the bowl, then used my finger to push it into the stem, then blew hard, and it came out the end.

Thanks! :D