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   illius
   

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   Hello, hello. Well today was my birthday and my friend had picked up a 14$ briar pipe at the local smoke shop. Its nice, a bent pipe, with light colored grain with some 3 or 4 dark rigid grooves in the wood. I thought it was a good buy because it was not the traditional dark red, or darker grained wood. Well after about 3 bowls smoking out of it I looked at it to admire it a bit and noticed where my fingers have ben it is gaining a....Almost fireorange coloring. Is this normal? Ive never seen a briar do this. then again ive never had a light grain colored pipe. To be more specific. its almost as light as 2x4 ply wood, but with light dark grain accents. I might post a picture up later. But the orange looks nice.

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   chuckw
   

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   I would guess your pipe has not been waxed and the color change is from the oils in your skin. Is it normal? For an unwaxed pipe, yes.

   I've always been crazy but it's kept me from going insane.

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   Are you sure the pipe is made of briar? Some of the pipe companies have been selling unfinished pipes--"Naturals" or "Virgin" I think they are called.No Stain etc.Chuck is right-if there is no wax on the pipe it will absorb oils from your hands.
   I've heard that some folks would rub their pipes against the side of their nose to rub oil from their skin into the briar.

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   I had that thought aswell, but the pipe has that glass sheen to it like Briars normally do. So I do think it has ben waxed. The only other thing I can think it might be is maybe some kind of thing with the wax. Almost like a meerschaum pipe, how it changes colors with use from the oils in the hands. But on a briar? I might just end up asking the person at the smoke shop. But even if for some reason im looking at the pipe wrong and there is no finish on it, would it change orange? I know there is no stain on it, it looks like natural wood. It feels and looks waxed, lets put it that way.

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   Some pix would really help. But if it smokes well, at $14.00,
   some discoloration is a small price to pay. (Sure is a mystery, though.)

   I find myself sitting idly on the line dividing past and future,
   as if I could kill time without injuring eternity. -- Thoreau

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   Hmm. strange. Are you getting any coloration on your fingers?

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   what chuck said

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   Thanks for the replys. No, there is no coloring on my fingers. And there was nothing on my fingers when I had touched the pipe. I dont have a camera at the moment but should have one by wed.So I will throw a picture up so you guys dont think im crazy. My thought is it was meant to color, but I dont know for sure.

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   Find any pictures?

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    Can't wait to see the pics of this one. Should be interesting. I am thinking the same as chuck on this one.

    Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are small and crunchy and taste good with ketchup.

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    I have two pipes that I bought in the early seventies with only a wax finish. They are now dark brown from years of smoking and handling. Started out a lovely briar pinkish color.

    If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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