Breaking in new pipe

morlader

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #1

I wonder if anyone has a favourite way of breaking in a new pipe.If it is a briar I like to put a very thin smear of honey inside the bowl for the first fill.Only briars,Cobs and clays baccy straight in as with meers.It would be interesting to hear of any other preferences

 

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babarajas

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #2

I use the honey method for a couple of couple of bowl fulls per new pipe or old pipe i've just reamed and cleaned.

 

admin

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #3

I recently was ready to fire up a new pipe that had bare wood inside the bowl. I was out of honey, so I tried real maple syrup, and it was awesome. It did make everything taste sweeter, and I liked it, especially with a strong smoky Latakia. It added a new dimension to the smoke.

 

timmay

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Mar 29, 2011

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #4

Is the honey thing pretty much standard practice? I've got a new Uncle Arthur coming to me in a few days and want to do it right!

 

tedswearingen

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #5

Timmay, it's far from a standard practice, although it's a popular procedure. Many of us don't perform any of these kinds of remedies to a new pipe.

 

cortezattic

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Nov 19, 2009

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #6

Here's an earlier thread discussing some break-in methods.

 

morlader

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Mar 2, 2011

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #7

Some interesting replies.Maple Syrup,now that's a thought.Good link to Russ Ouellette's blog.He definitly advocates fill full and smoke. ( I still fancy that Maple Syrup tho' ) Tom

 

lordofthepiperings

Lifer

May 3, 2010

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #8

I've never heard of the honey/maple syrup for breaking in a pipe. Usually I just do the old fashion a few bowls at 1/4 then 1/2 then 3/4 to build the cake. Maybe next time though I'll give the honey/maple syrup a try.

 

unclearthur

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Mar 9, 2010

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #9

I used to do the honey thing. Now I just fire that puppy up and smoke slowly.

 

sirbogglesworth

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Mar 20, 2011

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #10

I tried the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4/full method with my Savinelli, the real maple syrup method with my Ser Jacopo, and the fill up and fire up method with both my Boswells.
The Savinelli had a coated chamber, new.

The Ser Jacopo had a bare wood chamber, new.

Both Boswells had the Boswell coated chamber, new.
The Savinelli and both Boswells caked beautifully all the way to the buttom of the bowl, while the Ser Jacopo has only caked 3/4's of the way down its chamber.
Now, I'm not trying to insinuate that the real maple syrup method is inferior to the other two methods becuase it is not. I am just stating the outcome of each method with my particular pipes.
All in all, I personally don't favor one method over the other because I am very pleased with the way each pipe turned out. And I'm positive I will be trying each method again with the growth of my collection.

 

wallbright

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Aug 22, 2010

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #11

I try to do the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, full method but if it has thicker walls I just do the fill and smoke method and smoke it slowly and all the way down to ash. Most of the time this entails burleys or virginias.

 

fatman

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Feb 18, 2011

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• Apr 25, 2011

• #12

interesting that no one mentioned that after smoking a bowl in a new pipe, to place the pad of the thumb over the bowl and shake the hell out of the ash/dottle to start a cake. A method told to me several years ago..works or not, I dont really kno for certain, but when an old piper tells ya, its sorta gospel.

 

sirbogglesworth

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• Apr 26, 2011

• #13

after smoking a bowl in a new pipe, place the pad of the thumb over the bowl and shake the hell out of the ash/dottle to start a cake

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Now that is something I will definitely be trying in the near future. Thanks fatman!

 

viceroy

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Dec 22, 2010

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• Apr 26, 2011

• #14

Im with unclearthur, i just smoke it.

 

admin

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• Apr 26, 2011

• #15

Just to clarify, for the most part, I just smoke my pipes. It is the rare occasion that I use the honey or maple syrup coating method, or any other procedure. I've done it on about 4 - 5 of 60 pipes I own.

 

ohin3

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Jun 2, 2010

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• Apr 26, 2011

• #16

I just fill and smoke. I do the cover and shake method after every smoke. When I finish a bowl, I push the ashes to the side with a pipe tool, then push a cleaner down the stem and shank until I can see it just start to poke into the bowl. Then I cover and shake till the bowl is coated with a fine layer of ash. Then I dump the ashes and push the cleaner into the bowl to clean the air way of any excess ash and then back and fourth to clean the shank. Then pull out the cleaner and it's off to rest till the next smoke.

 

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thecolonel

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• Apr 27, 2011

• #17

Honey or maple.. have not tried either, but not a bad idea. usually do the 1/4 1/2 etc with a new pipe..

 

hauntedmyst

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Feb 1, 2010

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• Apr 27, 2011

• #18

My dad owns a top fuel dragster. Whenever I get a new pipe, I tape it to one of the exhausts before a 1/4 mile run. By the time he gets back, the pipe is fully broken in and ready to smoke. Nothing breaks in a pipe faster or better than nitro methane exhaust.