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Post by sperrytops on Jan 15, 2019 15:27:12 GMT -5
I very much overfill my bowl and light the tobacco with all of my butane and Zippo lighters, the rim tends to get moisture laden tobacco on top rather than scorching the top, I then tamp down below the rim then relight, after 5 or so smokes I use a rag that I soak the end with strong black coffee and the top is left as clean as can be, even had it work on scorched estate pipes I’ve picked up generally leaving a slight trace of the scorching. The only pipes I don’t do this to are cobs, to me a cob with an unscorched rim feels like it’s not getting enough love. banjo That sounds like an ingenious process. I'll have to give it a try. |
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Post by slowroll on Jan 15, 2019 17:15:10 GMT -5
I bet my rag soaked in strong black coffee would clean that up w/o a trace of tar. banjo Yep, it's mostly filling the pipe and getting tar build up. I fill my pipes right up and get quite a cake build up on top. I know it's broken in then. Here's a well loved pipe. --Ted, don't look...  Hey Banjo, What's in that coffee? Nitric acid? |
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Post by bambooshank on Jan 15, 2019 17:56:47 GMT -5
Nah, I just like strong 💪 black coffee and go through 8 lbs of beans/month, not counting Double Espressos and Risrettos.
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Post by slowroll on Jan 15, 2019 19:02:40 GMT -5
Nah, I just like strong 💪 black coffee and go through 8 lbs of beans/month, not counting Double Espressos and Risrettos. banjo You're ahead of me. I thought I went thru a lot of coffee: I use about 6 lbs. Of French roast a month. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2019 23:41:05 GMT -5
Gotta use the Frank Method with your "Burner"
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 24, 2019 0:47:11 GMT -5
Gotta use the Frank Method with your "Burner" I tend to go a step further and use the Hanna "air pocket" method. I still get tar on my pipe rims  |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 24, 2019 0:48:32 GMT -5
I bet my rag soaked in strong black coffee would clean that up w/o a trace of tar. banjo Yep, it's mostly filling the pipe and getting tar build up. I fill my pipes right up and get quite a cake build up on top. I know it's broken in then. Here's a well loved pipe. --Ted, don't look...
I bet it would, too.
There's no obvious scorching in this picture, just a thick layer of tar. There could be scorching underneath, but I find that used pipes often have none whatsoever.
It's just a pain to get the damned tar off.
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Post by Butch Cassidy on Jan 24, 2019 9:36:51 GMT -5
I fill my pipes up to the top...VERY carefully light with small wooden match. None are scorched!! How the pipe is lit is the key thing IMO.....
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Post by steveinny on Jan 25, 2019 4:54:09 GMT -5
Scorching rims I have become indifferent to. They happen and since enjoying Briar and Cob Cigars it is impossible to avoid. Cobs seem to carmelize around the rim and actually like how that looks.
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Post by dave g on Jan 25, 2019 5:19:18 GMT -5
If you don’t fill it all the way up that helps a lot, excessive heat near the rim I believe is more of a problem than a carefully lit pipe. The Birdseye laden rims I have on a few pipes still look great, soot can build up, but it cleans up well because I follow that practice. When smoking cube cut, or not completely rubbed out Flake, load the bowl lower than you think necessary... especially with cube cut, once you start smoking, it expands....saves your shirt too. Never use a torch, the temperatures they generate are way too hot for Briar. This ^^ A carefully aimed soft flame works like a charm. |
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Post by AJ on Jan 25, 2019 9:52:19 GMT -5
I just smoke my pipe. I clean them as needed and I try to take care of them but I don’t give myself a wedgie if the rim gets scorched because I was paying attention to the tobacco taste instead of worrying about the flame touching the rim. I didn’t buy my pipes with the intent to sell them sometime later. For me a pipe is a tool that I use to give myself a bit of pleasure, not an instrument to cause stress and worry. It is what it is. For me the best looking pipe is the one that has a heavy buildup of tar on the rim, a thick cake buildup, a well chewed stem, and the finish showing signs of being worn and faded by much handling. A pipe gets into this condition because it was much used and enjoyed by someone that understood the art, the beauty, and the immense pleasure gained by touching a flame to their favorite tobacco comfortably packed into the bowl of his constant companion, his favorite pipe.
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Post by That Falls Guy on Jan 25, 2019 15:24:18 GMT -5
I have always had good luck with BIC Disposable lighters. Recently switched to Clipper, however, since they are refillable! I try to light from the middle of the bowl, rather than the edges. Never had a problem with scorching. Not that I always do it, but it also helps to wipe the rim alter a couple of bowls.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jan 25, 2019 15:26:07 GMT -5
I just smoke my pipe. I clean them as needed and I try to take care of them but I don’t give myself a wedgie if the rim gets scorched because I was paying attention to the tobacco taste instead of worrying about the flame touching the rim. I didn’t buy my pipes with the intent to sell them sometime later. For me a pipe is a tool that I use to give myself a bit of pleasure, not an instrument to cause stress and worry. It is what it is. For me the best looking pipe is the one that has a heavy buildup of tar on the rim, a thick cake buildup, a well chewed stem, and the finish showing signs of being worn and faded by much handling. A pipe gets into this condition because it was much used and enjoyed by someone that understood the art, the beauty, and the immense pleasure gained by touching a flame to their favorite tobacco comfortably packed into the bowl of his constant companion, his favorite pipe. AJ I don't sweat my own tooth damage to stems.
If it gets really bad, a new stem can be cut. (And, if I mangled a stem, it must mean I've been smoking that pipe a lot, so it's worth the money for a hand cut!)
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Post by AJ on Jan 25, 2019 16:45:04 GMT -5
I don't sweat my own tooth damage to stems. If it gets really bad, a new stem can be cut. (And, if I mangled a stem, it must mean I've been smoking that pipe a lot, so it's worth the money for a hand cut!) I absolutely agree. AJ |
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Post by sablebrush52 on Jan 25, 2019 21:56:43 GMT -5
I generally like my pipes clean and in good order. And some of my pipes have really gorgeous birdseye on the rim. So I take a little care with my pipes, which doesn't take much effort and doesn't interfere with my enjoyment of them. Some good suggestions have been offered to which I would add that I wet the rim with a bit of spit just before applying flame, and that seems to help.
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