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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    I'm starting to feel a slight obsession with briar over here...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    Most of the cake was pretty soft and easy to get rid of. It was only in the bottom third or so of the bowls that there was another kind of cake beneath, really hard to get rid of. In the course of the earlier thread, i had given up on it, until i got encouraged to scrape out more, and there was...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    Fair point! I must admit, i gave up on sanding relatively early, as i just wasn't able to effectively reach into the lower parts and the bottom of the bowl. Maybe i should give it a shot again.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    if you want to call it an extraction, yes. the idea was to use it as a solvent for the last cake remains. let it dissolve, pour it out, (repeat as needed), cake remains gone. basically the same as in my understanding alcohol is widely used, but probably much more effective at dissolving.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    I think we have a bit of a misunderstanding here. I'm not talking about using MOSHs as a finish. Im talking about using LOW BOILING MOSHs as a solvent to get effectively rid of the cake. I will go for the suggestions in your previous post first (and probably not for MOSHs at any point, with how...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    Thanks for that elaborate answer! A few things in there i still have to try. I suspect i will have to take it to as bare a briar as i can, as my alcohol & salt turned out with white salt, i then did it once more for good measure and still wasn't enough apparently. And to clarify again, MOAHs...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    That's exactly what i was talking about, when i said that there are relatively safe formulations available for household use... Maybe it is a translation issue after all.... So the question again stands - to be clear: what speaks against using a low boiling mineral oil consisting of only...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    maybe im just lost in translation, but what exactly do you think mineral oil is?
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    in principle i agree with you. it's just that i like the idea of enjoying the same pipes my father did back in his days - thats why i spent so much effort. for any other gifted pipe, i'd just have given up a while ago.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    doubt it - its 3 pipes with the same taste and the same problem. also, those pipes are different. a really small reading pipe, a full bent with a big bowl and a billiard.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    thanks, will try with the coffee. but i really doubt that the tongue burn is on my technique - i really don't ever have any problems with that - except when smoking those pipes.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    Im still struggling with this. Initially i thought i had solved it all, as my efforts led to a much better experience than before this thread, but now that i've tried smoking those pipes a few more times, i still get a noticeable (although in the background, but still annoying and hard to...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    Thanks, that's exactly the kind of info i was looking for. Still wondering, if a mixture of only aliphates could have its merits.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    i think that would be exactly the case for every drying process - including diffusion from and to the surface into the material. that's what led me to this question.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    That's one part of the question - would there even be any residue left after drying it properly? Also, there are many nasty compounds found in smoke (of any organic origin, not specifically tobacco of course) - i think to be rational about this, one would have to compare if there would be a...
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    There are formulas available for household use, which are relatively safe in that regard. Lets assume proper ventilation or outdoor use, gloves, and of course a proper drying out before using that pipes again.
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    Salt and ̶a̶l̶c̶o̶h̶o̶l̶ benzine?

    Why not just use a low boiling benzine for cleaning out the last residues of cake? in theory it should be much more effective, as ethanol is relatively polar, while all that carbon stuff should solve better in more unpolar solvents. Drying afterwards should work about the same.
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    How Long to Rest a Pipe?

    I recommend using a tobacco not too heavy in nicotine when smoking a saxophone!
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    Real Perique?

    I have been away for a few days and have been indulging in this fantastic thread just now. Thanks everyone for your knowledge and participation, i've learned quite a lot.
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    Real Perique?

    i think the dark corners of my missing knowledge have seen quite a bit of light here - thanks! what about the comparison of McConnell Perique with other periques tastewise?
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