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Post by AJ on Sept 6, 2018 21:37:15 GMT -5
I believe if you leave about a quarter inch gap between the top of the tobacco and the rim you’ll find any future darkening can be removed with just a bit of spit on your finger and then rubbed onto the rim. Follow by immediately rubbing the top of the rim with some terry cloth, (Hand towel). Repeat as necessary.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 6, 2018 21:48:57 GMT -5
Evening Geezer^^^^^^
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Post by AJ on Sept 6, 2018 22:02:56 GMT -5
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Post by monbla256 on Sept 6, 2018 22:22:10 GMT -5
I believe if you leave about a quarter inch gap between the top of the tobacco and the rim you’ll find any future darkening can be removed with just a bit of spit on your finger and then rubbed onto the rim. Follow by immediately rubbing the top of the rim with some terry cloth, (Hand towel). Repeat as necessary. AJ AJ, Do you use your wife's GOOD towels ?  |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 6, 2018 22:37:55 GMT -5
Use matches.
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Post by AJ on Sept 6, 2018 22:59:21 GMT -5
I believe if you leave about a quarter inch gap between the top of the tobacco and the rim you’ll find any future darkening can be removed with just a bit of spit on your finger and then rubbed onto the rim. Follow by immediately rubbing the top of the rim with some terry cloth, (Hand towel). Repeat as necessary. AJ AJ, Do you use your wife's GOOD towels ? About as often as your Mom says she likes the 21st Century.  AJ |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 23:47:46 GMT -5
Chap Stick on the rim and the stem makes for a happy pipe.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 7, 2018 2:08:33 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 8:42:13 GMT -5
I don't disagree but unlikely in my shack unless a sun spot wipes out the grid or we're engulfed in nuclear war. My Old Boy will produce that exact same flame as a blue tip. I carry it in my roll up along with the only Dunhill I'll ever own and the rim on that one is pretty sweet after as many bowls as I've put through the pipe. I really don't see a huge difference in my workhorse pipes which receive the Zippo treatment routinely. There's perhaps a slight rim darkening but no actual charring which satisfies my standards; however, I primarily smoke indoors during unfavorable weather which may well have a significant impact. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 7, 2018 8:51:40 GMT -5
I have a zippo with pipe insert that was given to me. I haven't used it yet, but I get the feeling that it m light be hard to know exactly where the flame is with that. Am I wrong?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 9:03:57 GMT -5
Use toilet paper more often.......keeps the rim clean👍
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 9:06:14 GMT -5
I have a zippo with pipe insert that was given to me. I haven't used it yet, but I get the feeling that it m light be hard to know exactly where the flame is with that. Am I wrong? Keep the flame a half inch above the rim, move the flame in circles so the flame does not stay in one area. Don’t light in a windy area and you’ll be fine👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 9:32:30 GMT -5
I have a zippo with pipe insert that was given to me. I haven't used it yet, but I get the feeling that it m light be hard to know exactly where the flame is with that. Am I wrong? Keep the flame a half inch above the rim, move the flame in circles so the flame does not stay in one area. Don’t light in a windy area and you’ll be fine👍 +1 |
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Post by haveldad on Sept 7, 2018 10:54:58 GMT -5
Lighting your pipe is unlikely to crack it. You would have to use one of those blow torch types of lighters to cause any serious damage. Smoking your pipe hot is more likely to cause cracks to form in the chamber walls. Some darkening is inevitable, but not charring. Actually, you don’t need a torch lighter to cause serious damage to a pipe. You can do it with a soft flame lighter and enough repetitions... I know someone in one of my pipe clubs who is a purely a pipe smoker and doesn’t care about the condition of his pipes as long as they burn tobacco. He uses a Bic to light his pipes. He holds the Bic horizontally in his right hand and the flame crosses over the right front portion of his rims. He has one pipe that he has smoked so many times that there is now a U shaped divot burnt out down out of the bowl wall about 1/3 the height of the bowl from where he consistently crosses the rim with his flame. Many gents at Pauls are certainly not as nice to their pipes as they could be haha. All that competition tobacco, the thought makes me shudder. I need to start going again |
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Post by peteguy on Sept 7, 2018 12:15:05 GMT -5
Use toilet paper more often.......keeps the rim clean👍 We are talking about pipes here right? |
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Post by sablebrush52 on Sept 7, 2018 12:51:20 GMT -5
Lighting your pipe is unlikely to crack it. You would have to use one of those blow torch types of lighters to cause any serious damage. Smoking your pipe hot is more likely to cause cracks to form in the chamber walls. Some darkening is inevitable, but not charring. Actually, you don’t need a torch lighter to cause serious damage to a pipe. You can do it with a soft flame lighter and enough repetitions... I know someone in one of my pipe clubs who is a purely a pipe smoker and doesn’t care about the condition of his pipes as long as they burn tobacco. He uses a Bic to light his pipes. He holds the Bic horizontally in his right hand and the flame crosses over the right front portion of his rims. He has one pipe that he has smoked so many times that there is now a U shaped divot burnt out down out of the bowl wall about 1/3 the height of the bowl from where he consistently crosses the rim with his flame. Some want to keep their pipes looking nice. Others couldn't care less. Fair enough. I just fail to see the point of springing for a really nice straight grain pipe with a beautiful birdseye rim and trashing it. |
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Post by sablebrush52 on Sept 7, 2018 12:58:45 GMT -5
I definitely get the best control using matches. But as I only smoke outdoors, with the exception of the occasional pipe club meeting or pipes show, it's not a practical solution for me. My BIC does nearly as well, just not quite the same level of control around the edge. Regardless of how carefully you light, over time you will get a bit of darkening visible at the rim due to the wood being heated. I'm not referring to scorching or crud build up, just the briar being heated. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:00:39 GMT -5
Some want to keep their pipes looking nice. Others couldn't care less. Fair enough. I just fail to see the point of springing for a really nice straight grain pipe with a beautiful birdseye rim and trashing it. True this. All suggestions offered here could lead to the promise land; however, there are many paths. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:06:10 GMT -5
But as I only smoke outdoors Significant factor. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 7, 2018 13:06:12 GMT -5
...as sablebrush52 points out... "Regardless of how carefully you light, over time you will get a bit of darkening visible at the rim due to the wood being heated. I'm not referring to scorching or crud build up, just the briar being heated." ...which adds to the character of the pipe, IMHO. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:08:57 GMT -5
Use toilet paper more often.......keeps the rim clean👍 We are talking about pipes here right? Oh, oh, okay that’s right....now back on track. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 7, 2018 13:14:36 GMT -5
...I've not had much trouble lighting a pipe in the out-of-doors when using a good wooden match... the judiciously cupped hand works wonders...
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 7, 2018 13:16:21 GMT -5
...I've not had much trouble lighting a pipe in the out-of-doors when using a good wooden match... the judiciously cupped hand works wonders... That's exactly what I do... But I always start off in the garage. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:18:02 GMT -5
That’s ^^^^^^^ me when at my son’s.....my first light is in the garage.....so far so good👍
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 7, 2018 13:20:25 GMT -5
...also, while some of the pipe-lighters I've seen are very tempting, there is something "organic" or "proper" about lighting a pipe with a match...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:22:27 GMT -5
...I've not had much trouble lighting a pipe in the out-of-doors when using a good wooden match... the judiciously cupped hand works wonders... Just curious, why the reluctance over an Old Boy or any other preferred method? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:26:28 GMT -5
...also, while some of the pipe-lighters I've seen are very tempting, there is something "organic" or "proper" about lighting a pipe with a match... We crossed paths there. I get it. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 7, 2018 13:28:19 GMT -5
...I've not had much trouble lighting a pipe in the out-of-doors when using a good wooden match... the judiciously cupped hand works wonders... Just curious, why the reluctance over an Old Boy or any other preferred method? I have neuropathy from my elbows down, so a match is easier for me to control. Also, when I began smoking a pipe, wooden matches were the way to go... had no access or knowledge of "Old Boys" or other fancy lighters. So, I guess I'm a Luddite, lol! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2018 13:31:36 GMT -5
I really love my Old Boy, but if it gets windy you must cup your hands. The flame is more direct with an Old Boy in comparison to a Zippo. I try to light my pipes completely out of the wind. With the bee’s wax and mineral oil I use after each smoke I’m sure that’s why I have no rim scorching. The tar build up is easy to clean. The chapstick that was posted prior is basically the same theory👍👍
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Post by briarbuck on Sept 7, 2018 14:00:09 GMT -5
Only use a Bic when the bowl is 1/2 full or less. I'm not that precise, especially after 3-4 bourbons. A butane is hundreds of degrees hotter than a zippo or matches. Early on I didn't know, so some of my early pipes and a Tracy Mincer collection got a little scorched. lol
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