Hi fellas,
I have no idea if this is my fault or if this is a pipe defect, or if it's even really a burnout (never had one before; new to pipe smoking since about 6 months or so), but here's the short version:
I got a Capri Headmaster churchwarden from pipesandcigars.com (an exchange for a new Savinelli that had finish-bubbling issues), and this was the fourth, perhaps the fifth, time that I've smoked it. I am well aware that pipes need to be smoked 'gently' until they've broken in and built up a sufficient cake, and I'd like to think I'm a careful smoker (take very good care of my pipes; constantly looking up advice for pipe care/maintenance), so I considered this pipe still very much in the break-in stage and was smoking as slowly as I know how to. So imagine my shock when, nearing the end of this fourth or fifth bowl, I saw noticed this dark patch on the briar, and the bowl was INCREDIBLY hot -- too hot to touch.
I dumped out the ash/dottle/remaining tobacco from the bowl and let it cool.
But now I don't know what to do with the pipe. Is this a burnout? Is this pipe salvageable/still smokable (i.e., could I repair it or should I trash it? Is this something that requires repair?) Is this something that would be considered a defect and eligible for a return (I've read about defective pipes but don't know how rare they are; and this would be embarrassing for me, since I got this one in exchange for a "defective" return on a Savinelli; but bad luck can hit, right?).
Advice and expertise, please! I've attached a photograph of the black mark on the briar and a photograph of the inside of the bowl (corresponding to the outer scarred area).
Thanks in advance, guys.
I have no idea if this is my fault or if this is a pipe defect, or if it's even really a burnout (never had one before; new to pipe smoking since about 6 months or so), but here's the short version:
I got a Capri Headmaster churchwarden from pipesandcigars.com (an exchange for a new Savinelli that had finish-bubbling issues), and this was the fourth, perhaps the fifth, time that I've smoked it. I am well aware that pipes need to be smoked 'gently' until they've broken in and built up a sufficient cake, and I'd like to think I'm a careful smoker (take very good care of my pipes; constantly looking up advice for pipe care/maintenance), so I considered this pipe still very much in the break-in stage and was smoking as slowly as I know how to. So imagine my shock when, nearing the end of this fourth or fifth bowl, I saw noticed this dark patch on the briar, and the bowl was INCREDIBLY hot -- too hot to touch.
I dumped out the ash/dottle/remaining tobacco from the bowl and let it cool.
But now I don't know what to do with the pipe. Is this a burnout? Is this pipe salvageable/still smokable (i.e., could I repair it or should I trash it? Is this something that requires repair?) Is this something that would be considered a defect and eligible for a return (I've read about defective pipes but don't know how rare they are; and this would be embarrassing for me, since I got this one in exchange for a "defective" return on a Savinelli; but bad luck can hit, right?).
Advice and expertise, please! I've attached a photograph of the black mark on the briar and a photograph of the inside of the bowl (corresponding to the outer scarred area).
Thanks in advance, guys.