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Post by sloopjohnb on Aug 12, 2021 14:25:22 GMT -5
Can you just use isopropyl? Many do including myself. Others prefer using a potable alcohol. Some such as SPC use denatured alcohol. I'd add as Iso is fine - just make sure you dry it well so that all the alcohol is evaporated seems obvious but some people are in a rush to smoke and don't allow adequate drying - prolonged inhalation of vaporized iso/smoke can't be good
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Post by rdpipes on Aug 12, 2021 16:00:52 GMT -5
I smoke one blend all day everyday (most the time) and I stopped rotating pipes about a year ago I think.
In fact I smoke the same pipe everyday all day with only a brief rest over night. Granted the pipe shows it
by darkening of the bowl like a meer but, I run a cleaner through it after every bowl. It's one I made and
it's just the right depth and bowl size for me and it's probably one of the best smokers I have, so I'm enjoying it.
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Hand of Glory
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 12, 2021 16:11:53 GMT -5
I smoke one blend all day everyday (most the time) and I stopped rotating pipes about a year ago I think. In fact I smoke the same pipe everyday all day with only a brief rest over night. Granted the pipe shows it by darkening of the bowl like a meer but, I run a cleaner through it after every bowl. It's one I made and it's just the right depth and bowl size for me and it's probably one of the best smokers I have, so I'm enjoying it. You mind posting a photo of it? I'd love to see the pipe makers pipe. |
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Aug 12, 2021 17:10:28 GMT -5
I have a few pipes that I regularly smoke, and others that I'll only occasionally smoke. I will typically choose a pipe and blend to smoke, and when done run a cleaner through the stem and wipe out the bowl. Then it goes on the shelf. When I want another smoke, I choose a different pipe and blend. I'd say that on average my regular pipes get at least a 48 hour rest between smokes. I wouldn't say that I intentionally dedicate a certain pipe to a blend, but I do tend to gravitate towards certain pipes for blends.
Every once in a while, I'll dip a pipe cleaner in isopropyl and clean the stem and shank.
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Post by rdpipes on Aug 12, 2021 18:03:22 GMT -5
I smoke one blend all day everyday (most the time) and I stopped rotating pipes about a year ago I think. In fact I smoke the same pipe everyday all day with only a brief rest over night. Granted the pipe shows it by darkening of the bowl like a meer but, I run a cleaner through it after every bowl. It's one I made and it's just the right depth and bowl size for me and it's probably one of the best smokers I have, so I'm enjoying it. You mind posting a photo of it? I'd love to see the pipe makers pipe.  |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Aug 12, 2021 18:33:36 GMT -5
Very nice pipe...the special one you did for me..I smoke everything in it and like you it is exactly the size and chamber depth to be perfect for my needs.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2021 23:38:02 GMT -5
You mind posting a photo of it? I'd love to see the pipe makers pipe. I have a similar pipe, except it was made by an amateur and it's not symmetrical on the outside, the shank is offset where it meets the bowl and the draft hole is drilled off center, but it was made for me and was a gift, plus it's one of my best smoking pipes. |
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Post by Hand of Glory on Aug 13, 2021 10:00:38 GMT -5
You mind posting a photo of it? I'd love to see the pipe makers pipe.  Gorgeous pipe!! Love the detailing and shape. |
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Post by Professor S. on Aug 13, 2021 13:15:53 GMT -5
You mind posting a photo of it? I'd love to see the pipe makers pipe. That's absolutely gorgeous! I love the banding |
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Post by rdpipes on Aug 13, 2021 16:20:08 GMT -5
Thank you Gentlemen! I've got another a lot like it but, in a darker color still up for sale on my website if anyone is interested.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 13, 2021 16:45:37 GMT -5
I can't believe that the Tugboat/Bulldog isn't sold yet. Too many out there unwilling to break the mold.
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Aug 13, 2021 18:05:36 GMT -5
The Tugboat/bulldog is really nice, I love the partial blast.
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Post by rdpipes on Aug 14, 2021 9:18:25 GMT -5
I can't believe that the Tugboat/Bulldog isn't sold yet. Too many out there unwilling to break the mold. It's just an unusual shape I decided to see if I could replicate, some that have made it are a little smaller. I'm sure the weight plays a factor but, in the hand it barely feels like 1.5 oz's.
It's one I won't be making again for a long time if at all, way too time consuming to make for me. I'm working on a Bulldog Spigot right now, we'll see how that comes out.
The Tugboat/bulldog is really nice, I love the partial blast. Thank you sir! |
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Post by Lews Therin Kinslayer on Aug 18, 2021 12:19:26 GMT -5
Never the same pipe twice in a day for me. I keep my briars for non-aros, a meerschaum and cob for aros.
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