I got an estate in today that had some serious cake. You know the kind that has a little worm hole down to the bottom of the bowl, or maybe a little past the bottom of the bowl? UGGHHH
Hard cake, gave myself a workout with the pipenet set. I am not sure what would have helped make the job any easier. I switched back and forth between 2 different sized reamer heads until I had a clean bowl and a look at the worm hole divet in the bottom of the bowl. Some Everclear and cotton ball treatments and some Miracle Mud to straighten up the bottom of the bowl and she will be just fine.
A note to all the inexpensive pipe hunters on Ebay, if the photos do not show the inside of the bowl, prepare yourself to work for your bargin.
The pipe is a beauty though, listed as a Ivan Riss it was actually an Iwan Ries black canadian Savinelli Capri Root for $25.00. I do some work for that.
Don