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Post by Matthew on Jul 30, 2018 23:10:18 GMT -5
nedwrecks raises a good question here.If you don't normally
smoke a bowl all the way to a fine ash,do you have issues
forming a cake in the heel of your pipes.Quite often I only
have time,or patience, for a quick smoke so I load half bowls
alot,also I tend to clean mine to bare briar anyway so I can't
really answer this one myself.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 30, 2018 23:23:39 GMT -5
I haven't had that problem yet but I usually try to finish the bowl, seldom do I dump half bowls but will if necessary.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 23:34:33 GMT -5
I usually smoke 3/4 full bowls, I personally don’t like tobacco’s hanging over the rim of a pipe. Plus 95% of the time I smoke to the bottom of the bowl. Only time I don’t is if I feel the blend is starting to taste a bit off or a lot of moisture sets on the bottom. After each bowl I roll up a half sheet of paper towel and do a deep clean around the inside of the chamber. Yes, I still get proper cake build up, but a much better smoke when I’m ready to load that pipe again. I also use pipe cleaners after each use, both smooth and a bristle to keep the draft hole clean and clear of build up. It’s worked for me for many years. Other pipe smokers have their own methods I’m sure.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 30, 2018 23:45:45 GMT -5
I usually smoke 3/4 full bowls, I personally don’t like tobacco’s hanging over the rim of a pipe. Plus 95% of the time I smoke to the bottom of the bowl. Only time I don’t is if I feel the blend is starting to taste a bit off or a lot of moisture sets on the bottom. After each bowl I roll up a half sheet of paper towel and do a deep clean around the inside of the chamber. Yes, I still get proper cake build up, but a much better smoke when I’m ready to load that pipe again. I also use pipe cleaners after each use, both smooth and a bristle to keep the draft hole clean and clear of build up. It’s worked for me for many years. Other pipe smokers have their own methods I’m sure. I wish whomever owned my GBD before me had practiced this philosophy. Just yesterday I took the pipe down to the shop and ran a drill thru it and the crap that came outta that shank and stem was unbelievable and I purchased this pipe from a reputable local brick and mortar, guess they had no idea either. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 23:50:04 GMT -5
I usually smoke 3/4 full bowls, I personally don’t like tobacco’s hanging over the rim of a pipe. Plus 95% of the time I smoke to the bottom of the bowl. Only time I don’t is if I feel the blend is starting to taste a bit off or a lot of moisture sets on the bottom. After each bowl I roll up a half sheet of paper towel and do a deep clean around the inside of the chamber. Yes, I still get proper cake build up, but a much better smoke when I’m ready to load that pipe again. I also use pipe cleaners after each use, both smooth and a bristle to keep the draft hole clean and clear of build up. It’s worked for me for many years. Other pipe smokers have their own methods I’m sure. I wish whomever owned my GBD before me had practiced this philosophy. Just yesterday I took the pipe down to the shop and ran a drill thru it and the crap that came outta that shank and stem was unbelievable and I purchased this pipe from a reputable local brick and mortar, guess they had no idea either. Hope they cleaned the pipe properly at no charge if they were the one’s that sold you the pipe. Now you understand why I clean my pipes after each use, for a much sweeter smoke next time👍 |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 31, 2018 2:51:23 GMT -5
I'm the same... I clean after each smoke so It's going to take a long time for cake to build up.
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Post by slowroll on Jul 31, 2018 12:41:14 GMT -5
I scrupulously clean the shank and stem after every smoke and periodically with alcohol, but I never wipe the bowl. Cake will build, and I will scrape it down as required. I like about a time's thickness.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 13:25:07 GMT -5
Even though I wipe the inside chamber after each use a even thin cake forms quite fast. I wipe down to remove moisture and some nasty tar, keeps the pipe smoking sweet👍
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 13:56:06 GMT -5
I am a cake advocate, but clean the bowl and let it build over time.
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