Breaking in a new nording

dlgillen · Mar 13, 2015

I purchased a new Erik Nording pipe awhile back and just starting breaking it in tonight. I smoked about a half a bowl with some burly. After I finished I ran a pipe cleaner through it and WOW Lots of stain! Is this normal for the fist smoke ? I have broken in many new pipes in my time and this is the first time this has happened to me. Anyone else have this experience? is it common? Recommendations?
Thanks,

mso489 · Mar 13, 2015

One of my four (!) Christmas pipes was a Nording autograph, a gift from one of my major pipe friends and his wife. (The other three were from my wife.) The autograph pipe has just a few stain highlights on the outside of the bowl, so no stain in the airway. My other Nording is an Eriksen (his low end pipes) and this also had no stain in the airway. I did have this problem with a Parker, a nifty cherrywood poker. It took about a dozen smokes to really clear the way, which was an annoyance, but the pipe is good.

papipeguy · Mar 13, 2015

That looks like a awful lot of stain. I'd use high proof alcohol on the pipe cleaners to get rid of that. Otherwise, it's a lovely pipe and I'm sure it will be a great smoker. Good luck with it.

anthonyrosenthal74 · Mar 13, 2015

8O Wow, you aren't kidding! I don't think I've heard of this ever being an issue with Nordings. I have to imagine that would lessen after a few smokes though. Being a Nording, it should be a great smoker.

dlgillen · Mar 15, 2015

Thanks, I'll give the alcohol a try...

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