They haven't been made for decades I believe. They're design is too small for most of my pipes at their parallel position and from there they adjust out to where they would unevenly remove more cake at the bottom of the chamber than the top. A Pipnet reamer would do a better job, and I just use a Case XX clip blade for all of my reaming. The Cook' s reamer I just keep around as a piece of pipe history.Yes, that's it. So ... where can we get them, or is there someone who might be interested in making them? I don't like a cake, so I use it after each smoke, and it fits inside all of my pipes, big and small. Have you tried it?
Yes, that's it. So ... where can we get them, or is there someone who might be interested in making them? I don't like a cake, so I use it after each smoke, and it fits inside all of my pipes, big and small. Have you tried it?
Not if you lay the blade flat and turn the pipe against the blade. I've only ever had to ream estate purchases as even pipes I've bought new thirty years ago barely have any cake. With proper aftercare reaming just isn't, or is rarely necessary.My biggest concern when buying an estate pipe is that so many of them have been reamed improperly, so the inside looks lopsided. That is the problem with using a knife or a traditional reamer.
Ever try an oyster shucker or a triangular scraper?To embers ... I am sure you are much more skilled than I am to be able to use that knife. I would ruin the bowl if I tried. (I know from experience.)