Rain Falls

Michael Brennan Smith Bowl coating is probably the pipe world’s biggest controversy. Pipe makers assert that the prudent course to prevent burnout is coating the bowls of their pipes even […]

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Bowl Coatings – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part II

G. L. Pease Last month (see Part I), we asked the the question, “why coat the bowl?” and looked at some of the common reasons coatings might be used. Response […]

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Bowl Coatings – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – Part I

G. L. Pease One of the most contentious of the long-running debates in the pipe community is the issue of bowl coatings. Why something so seemingly innocuous can drive discussions […]

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