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Post by trailboss on May 27, 2019 22:03:46 GMT -5
I have a straight grain BBB that I picked up very cheap, it has been a great smoker..... smoked a bowl tonight and it started what i guess to be burnout near the rim....bummer. I got it cheaper than a MM cob so it isn't like I am out a lot of money. Then:    Now: Although this last pic, you see a blackened rim...it is soot buildup, I always use a soft flame.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2019 22:05:44 GMT -5
That’s odd, maybe a prior cover up repair?? That pipe had a nice grain.
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Post by trailboss on May 27, 2019 22:10:57 GMT -5
That’s odd, maybe a prior cover up repair?? That pipe had a nice grain. Guessing that the briar had a soft spot...cleaned the carbon, and there is a slight crack at the rim...when you think about splitting wood, it makes sense that the end of a straight grain might be compromised under stress. It was an old estate that I think had not been smoked in many moons prior to me getting it. 3/4 bowls from here on out. |
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Post by monbla256 on May 28, 2019 0:09:17 GMT -5
If it smokes good just smoke it! 
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Post by Legend Lover on May 28, 2019 10:55:33 GMT -5
That sucks, but like has been said above me... If it still smokes well, keep 'er lit.
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Post by pepesdad1 on May 28, 2019 11:22:09 GMT -5
Maybe layering pipe mud in that location will be something that will work...I've got a beautiful GBD Virgin straight grained that developed a crack from top to bottom along one of the "lines" in the pipe...doesn't affect my smoking, just pisses me off that it happened...still smoke it every other day..it hasn't gotten any worse, just makes it unsaleable...not that I would.
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Post by sperrytops on May 28, 2019 12:17:20 GMT -5
Odd place for a burnout. Seems more like it might have been a fill in an earlier repair that came out. Anyway, location is not one to affect it's smoking. Years left in that baby.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 12:55:24 GMT -5
Use a wind cap on it, to doll it up and hide the damage.
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Post by trailboss on May 28, 2019 17:14:21 GMT -5
I am just going to smoke it as is... I will just leave the tobacco lower. If it was an expensive pipe, I would really be bummed.
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Post by dave g on May 28, 2019 18:49:09 GMT -5
That’s a bummer for sure. Some pipe mud or like you said, just pack under the bad spot.
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Post by driftingfate on May 28, 2019 20:57:32 GMT -5
Well, hell.
That truly sucks to lose such a pretty pipe. I say smoke it until the axels are in the ground!
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Post by smellthehatfirst on May 28, 2019 22:28:03 GMT -5
Time to turn that sucker into a strangely long pot shape  |
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Post by trailboss on May 29, 2019 0:32:08 GMT -5
If you put fire to wood, I guess you cannot complain if the wood occasionally burns...first world problem.  We can get so spoiled as to the resilience of briar, that we can sometimes lose sight of it's occasional fault. |
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