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Post by nativepipesmoker on Jul 25, 2018 14:55:30 GMT -5
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Post by AJ on Jul 25, 2018 15:01:02 GMT -5
Not really necessary. I always use a pipe pick.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 15:36:10 GMT -5
Agree ^^^^^^^^^^ with AJ....never used that type of cork knocker in almost 50 years of pipe smoking bliss👍
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Post by papipeguy on Jul 25, 2018 15:40:33 GMT -5
I have one in an ashtray but have not used it in many years.
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Post by joeman on Jul 25, 2018 15:42:56 GMT -5
I have one, and use it...sometimes...if I'm using that ashtray. More often use my hand. But I will *never* knock a pipe on something which damages the rim.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 25, 2018 15:43:30 GMT -5
I prefer real, saline isn't bad, but silicone is a good alternative. 😨
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Post by nativepipesmoker on Jul 25, 2018 15:45:21 GMT -5
do meershaum pipes get damaged if you touch the stone portion?
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 25, 2018 15:45:37 GMT -5
Seriously, when I first started the pipe, I bought a bag of cork knockers, used one once, and never again. If the dottle doesn't fall out, a poke with a tamper or a pipe cleaner gets it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 15:47:46 GMT -5
Use mine all the time, but not to knock. At smoke's end, I use it for a bowl cap and shake the dottle to build cake.
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Post by nativepipesmoker on Jul 25, 2018 15:58:16 GMT -5
Use mine all the time, but not to knock. At smoke's end, I use it for a bowl cap and shake the dottle to build cake. sorry can you explain "dottle to build cake" thx
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 16:03:18 GMT -5
Dottle is the remains of unburnt tobacco/ash.
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Post by nativepipesmoker on Jul 25, 2018 16:07:59 GMT -5
Seriously, when I first started the pipe, I bought a bag of cork knockers, used one once, and never again. If the dottle doesn't fall out, a poke with a tamper or a pipe cleaner gets it. what's a dottle?
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Post by nativepipesmoker on Jul 25, 2018 16:09:35 GMT -5
Dottle is the remains of unburnt tobacco/ash. can a pipe tool be used in lieu of a cork? is it fine to touch the stone of meershaum pipes or does the oil from your hands damage the stone? thx
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Post by trailboss on Jul 25, 2018 16:44:10 GMT -5
I have a cork knocker on a couple ashtrays but never use them.
If you use one by holding the mouthpiece in your fingers and whacking the rim, I would think that most stress would be at the junction of the tenon, where it is weakest.
If you do use a knocker it is probably better to wrap your fingers on the entire length.
In the old movies a guy would bang his pipe on the heel of his shoe.... but then again they also snapped their wrist to close the cylinders on a revolver too... kept the gunsmith busy... don’t keep the pipe repairman too busy.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 25, 2018 16:53:17 GMT -5
Dottle is the remains of unburnt tobacco/ash. can a pipe tool be used in lieu of a cork? is it fine to touch the stone of meershaum pipes or does the oil from your hands damage the stone? thx To be a bit more precise, dottle is the wet tobacco left over at the bottom of the bowl. For getting the bowl clean I prefer to use the spoon on my Czech tool to loosen any tobacco in the chamber and dumping, followed by using the pipe cleaner that I just ran through the airway, by bending it into a U shape and swabbing the bowl, and blowing the last bits of residue out by blowing through the stem. On the meerschaum, first off if you ever look at new meerschaum pipes be they at a pipe show or a store,(or acquaintance) you should not touch the meerschaum... hold it by the stem. On my meerschaum’s I could care less. Oils from your hands do not damage the stone, but people more knowledgeable than me say it does affect the coloring... makes sense... my mid 1800’s Austria Hungarian pipes are dark brown in the places where a smoker would naturally cup the shank in his hands.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jul 25, 2018 16:56:37 GMT -5
I bought a cork when I got my first pipe, along with a ball type screen. Never used the screen or the cork.
All I've ever used is my hand. Some of my 2nd hand pipes have marks on them where people have knocked them on things, but not once have I did it myself.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 17:33:42 GMT -5
You could put a pair of knockers in an ashtray and I still wouldn’t use them
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Post by Florida on Jul 25, 2018 17:47:01 GMT -5
I never used one but got an ashtray with one (gift) and like it so I use it. I use my pick and grasp the shank and knock gently. It works for me. 👍
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Post by djo on Jul 25, 2018 17:50:13 GMT -5
I do use a cork knocker. I stir up the dottle with a pipe tool and then knock it on the knocker. I make sure to hold the pipe by the bowl.
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Post by monbla256 on Jul 25, 2018 18:04:57 GMT -5
When I first started smoking I bought one of those "pipe smokers" ashtray with the cork knocker in the middle. Used it awhile but I was smoking a goopy Burley tobacco and banging the pipe against the knocker would not dislodge the dottle so I had to use my pipe tool . Since smoking all Va blends I don't have this problem, just turn the pipe over and out come all the ash's fall to the ashtray. Don't need no knockers except the female kind !
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Post by exbenedict on Jul 25, 2018 18:50:09 GMT -5
I wouldn't ever buy one simply because I make my own ashtrays for leaving around the house with an empty tin, and a cork from a wine bottle cut down so the lid will go on and some gorilla glue to hold it in place. Thus, I can keep my "ashtrays" covered when not in use and they are easily transportable. But that's just my take. Do whatever you like and are comfortable with.
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Post by Dramatwist on Jul 25, 2018 18:57:35 GMT -5
No.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 19:41:50 GMT -5
Unnecessary. I don't knock any pipe against anything other than maybe the palm of my hand, very lightly if there is stubborn material in the bottom of the bowl, I usually don't need to though.
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Post by arturo7 on Jul 25, 2018 20:00:12 GMT -5
I like knockers.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 20:02:54 GMT -5
Pipe knockers? ? Door knockers???
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 20:23:52 GMT -5
I gave a friend a pipe, then he proceded to chip the top of the pipe by hitting it on the side of the ash tray. He now has a cork in his ashtray.
I use them in my ashtrays, highly recommended.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 25, 2018 21:05:21 GMT -5
There is no right or wrong answer in pipe smoking....do what works for you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 21:35:16 GMT -5
For the OP, this sounds like it would of been an interesting question for an online polling. Nonetheless, for many years, my dad had one of the cork kanocker fastened to his ashtray. When he was finished with his pipe, he would simply let it rest. Later on or maybe the next day, he would reach for that pipe, hold it by the bottom of the bowl, and tap the top of the bowl against the cork several times lightly to bounce out the unburnt tobacco. What ever remained inside the bowl was removed with a toothpick or similar object. For myself, I've attempted recently to purchase a couple of these cork knockers from a couple of online vendors without success. Appears they are either popular and hard to restock, or maybe the online vendors just feel its on the bottom of their priority list to have restocked. In the meantime, I'm using a Czech tool as I have since day one. Sometimes I use a tree trunk and lightly tap the top of the bowl against it. Othertimes, I hold the pipe upside down by the shank next to the bowl, and gently tap the bottom of the bowl to eject the unsmoked tobacco from the bowl. Simply a matter of preference, and not a big deal if you do or don't use one...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 21:46:03 GMT -5
Mark ^^^^^^^^^^^ next time you open a bottle of wine save the cork. Cut it down to size you like and you can even carve a shape and round the top as you like👍 Any 2 stage epoxy will hold it tight in any ashtray......have fun👍
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2018 21:55:04 GMT -5
Mark ^^^^^^^^^^^ next time you open a bottle of wine save the cork. Cut it down to size you like and you can even carve a shape and round the top as you like👍 Any 2 stage epoxy will hold it tight in any ashtray......have fun👍 That's a great idea Ted and thank you! It just so happens that my next door neighbors are very into wine. Their blue recycle box shows a number of empty Cabernet Sauvignon bottles, and I will most likely "mossy-on" over next door to rescue those corks before Friday's pick-up. Cool stuff
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