New Pipe Smoker With A Question? Ask an Old Fart

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

...There is a seam in the area of the blockage and I noticed that one side is black and the other side is very dark gray... Ken

New thought. The maker fused two vulcanite (or lucite) sections together for the long stem; it finished with a visible join on the outside and has a major burr inside.

Same conclusion.

[Zoomschwortz]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Ken, Pipes and Cigars is good peeps. Give them a call and see if they have advice for you. They may not without seeing the pipe. I would guess that they'd either have you send it back or bring it in.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

OH NO! I believe that I gave the wrong impression.

I didn't buy this from Pipes and Cigars, but I sure wish I would have, because their price for this pipe was much better than what I paid.

I bought this pipe from a local B&M and it just happened that the only picture I could find online, was theirs.

After seeing Pipes and Cigars prices, I will be checking in with them before I buy another pipe.

I'm sorry about the confusion. It was all my fault.

Thanks for the help.
Ken

[RevSmoke]

Originally Posted by Zoomschwortz

OH NO! I believe that I gave the wrong impression.

I didn't buy this from Pipes and Cigars, but I sure wish I would have, because their price for this pipe was much better than what I paid.

I bought this pipe from a local B&M and it just happened that the only picture I could find online, was theirs.

After seeing Pipes and Cigars prices, I will be checking in with them before I buy another pipe.

I'm sorry about the confusion. It was all my fault.

Thanks for the help.
Ken

OK, even better. If it is a local B&M, get over there and give the pipe to them, they should be able to figure it out and stand by their product.

All right guys I've been looking in all the wrong places for an answer. What do I use to polish my briar. I'm guessing that old english might not be a good idea. Two of my pipes have what I thought may be charing around the rim. But I can scrape it off with my thumb kind off sticky. What do I use to clean this area?

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by Cornbread556

All right guys I've been looking in all the wrong places for an answer. What do I use to polish my briar. I'm guessing that old english might not be a good idea. Two of my pipes have what I thought may be charing around the rim. But I can scrape it off with my thumb kind off sticky. What do I use to clean this area?

If Mr. Moo wakes-up, I'm sure he'll have a spot on answer to your question Robert

[spectrrr]

Originally Posted by MarkinCA

If Mr. Moo wakes-up, I'm sure he'll have a spot on answer to your question Robert

No big hurry. Just want to take care of my pipes since I'm starting to get a handfull of real nice ones. That and I try to take care of what I got.

[Mister Moo]

Sorry - low bandwidth at the Friedman Field Research Station in Edmunds, Maine. Fascinating place if you like moose, mussels, clams, geology or wildflowers. Very slow to get things done outside of batches.

Human nose oil is excellent; carnauba wax needs a little friction/heat to apply - experience needed so don't try it on a pipe you love fist time out; Halcyon and Halcyon II can be finger-applied and hand buffed to a nice luster; and one drop of olive oil and a soft cotton rag do fine on briar and stems.

Thanks for the reply. I bet it feels better in Maine than it does in La.

[Neuromancer]

As far as the charring around the rim, use a little saliva to wet it down and wipe it off with something...there is a spray can called Arango Briar Pipe Wipe you can buy...you get some handi-wipes and saturate them with the Briar Pipe Wipe then let the handi-wipe dry and you have a polishing cloth that works great...

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by Cornbread556

Thanks for the reply. I bet it feels better in Maine than it does in La.

Robert, you may want to peruse the following thread I created a while back, asking for suggestions on cleaning a newly found pipe:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24452

It has some constructive criticism by some of our Inmates here...

Thanks again you guys are full of win

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Cornbread556

Thanks again you guys are full of win

Full of wind? Moi?

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by Cornbread556

Thanks again you guys are full of wind

Yeah, I think thats what he ment Dan

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by MarkinCA

Yeah, I think thats what he ment Dan

Can't be sure who he was talking about...

[Samsquanch]

Where do you store your pipe tobacco? I've recently been on the hurtin' end of a NST pipe tobacco trade and have 16 baggies with tobacco in them. It'll take me a while to smoke all of this, even while sharing with friends. I'm thinking of buying a one of those airtight containers used to store flour in. Should I keep a humidification device in the jar? At what humidity? Thanks!

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by Samsquanch

Where do you store your pipe tobacco? I've recently been on the hurtin' end of a NST pipe tobacco trade and have 16 baggies with tobacco in them...

Hello Andrew,

I saw the damage that Marc sent you. I'm sure you'll find something decent to smoke in that mess Regarding your storage question, you may want to try a small cooler with some sort of humidification device (beads, etc.) inside to store the baggies. You can also use this cooler for future purchases too.

If there's a tobaccy that you're gonna smoke on a regular basis, and you're gonna buy 5 or more oz to keep on hand, you may want to look into mason jars or something like this:

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/libbey-70996-22-oz-storage-jar-with-lid-12-cs/55170996.html

You can usually find the Libby storage type jars at Goodwill shop, 99 cent stores, etc. for around, well, 99 cents to $4.00 each. Wash them out and they are as good as new.

Hope this helps you out...

So where is that old fart anyways?

Originally Posted by MarkinCA

So where is that old fart anyways?[/color]

Last I checked he was full of wind

[BigFrank]

Originally Posted by Samsquanch

Where do you store your pipe tobacco? I've recently been on the hurtin' end of a NST pipe tobacco trade and have 16 baggies with tobacco in them. It'll take me a while to smoke all of this, even while sharing with friends. I'm thinking of buying a one of those airtight containers used to store flour in. Should I keep a humidification device in the jar? At what humidity? Thanks!

I pick them up by the case for under 10 bucks. New. Ball Mason Jars.

[Samsquanch]

What humidity do you keep the tobacco at? Should I use beads or just a sponge? Thanks.