I grabbed this Mastercraft for cheap, so the fact the rim looked like this wasn't a big deal. I am curious if there is anything I can do to repair it? Thanks!
Horribly Charred/Damaged Rim
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Not much----You could "top" it and ruin it, or better yet, just smoke the hell out of it and enjoy it......
I'd say top it. In the state the that it's in, the rim can only look better. Sand it down and polish it up. You could bevel the inner edge, since it's almost there anyway.
Or leave it alone and not worry about charring, or further charring, the rim.
Or leave it alone and not worry about charring, or further charring, the rim.
Wow! What an earth did the man use to light his pipe? I would just smoke it and see what happens.
I like to top a pipe like that. If it looks better, it smokes better to me. I believe that its not so much in the pipe as it is our style of smoking.
Some pipes do require slower puffing if the bowl is thinner while others tolerate more heat. The heat of the bowl effects the taste in a huge way. The length of the stem, or the moisture level if the pipe is not aired cleaned and dried. So its our style of smoking thats mostly involved. Its often said that an expensive pipe didnt smoke any better than the cheaper one. Could have been one might have felt a little guilty for spending that much and it had an impact on the feeling when its smoked?
So our attitude or surroundings effects the way the pipe smokes a lot I think. Again, its not so much the pipe as our "perception" or style of smoking a particular pipe.
Here is one I topped. The loss of 1/16 inch verses the look and how it effected my attitude was worth it hands down.
Some pipes do require slower puffing if the bowl is thinner while others tolerate more heat. The heat of the bowl effects the taste in a huge way. The length of the stem, or the moisture level if the pipe is not aired cleaned and dried. So its our style of smoking thats mostly involved. Its often said that an expensive pipe didnt smoke any better than the cheaper one. Could have been one might have felt a little guilty for spending that much and it had an impact on the feeling when its smoked?
So our attitude or surroundings effects the way the pipe smokes a lot I think. Again, its not so much the pipe as our "perception" or style of smoking a particular pipe.
Here is one I topped. The loss of 1/16 inch verses the look and how it effected my attitude was worth it hands down.
IF the pipe is not charred like that all the way to the bottom of the chamber, then it will benefit from having the bowl topped, for the aforementioned reasons. Otherwise, I would give that thing a proper burial.
Depending on your rotation (how many pipes you smoke in rotation) this one might go for several years or more.
It's your call. Topping would make it look better and might make it more appetizing. Since you liked it well
enough to buy it, I don't think you have to throw it out. If it smokes pretty well, you could just smoke it and
eventually use it up. No harm in that. When I actually wear out a shirt, say, instead of taking it to Goodwill,
I feel I've had a good experience, wanting to use it that long.
It's your call. Topping would make it look better and might make it more appetizing. Since you liked it well
enough to buy it, I don't think you have to throw it out. If it smokes pretty well, you could just smoke it and
eventually use it up. No harm in that. When I actually wear out a shirt, say, instead of taking it to Goodwill,
I feel I've had a good experience, wanting to use it that long.
mso489, definitely a blow torch, or if he worked the deck of an aircraft carrier, perhaps a jet engine? Hmm, I guess I have some thinking to do. If I decide to top the pipe I'll definitely post pictures of the finished product.
I recognize this pipe. Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four* used to smoke this pipe in order to relax before battling Dr Doom.
I can't believe he was so hard on it. I had heard a rumour that he met a girl who didn't like his smoking so he gave the pipe to Reed Richards. Check the shot below - is this your pipe?
*For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Fantastic Four, I am referring to a super-hero group comprised of four metahumans - not to be confused with the other Fantastic Four:
I can't believe he was so hard on it. I had heard a rumour that he met a girl who didn't like his smoking so he gave the pipe to Reed Richards. Check the shot below - is this your pipe?
*For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Fantastic Four, I am referring to a super-hero group comprised of four metahumans - not to be confused with the other Fantastic Four:
My mm country gent looks a bit like that. It's only 3 months old but I learned with a Bic before switching to matches. Now it's all matches . I was wondering if I am smoking it too hot or if this damage is just from the lighter.
Well, that escalated fast. :rofl:
Too bad Reed Richards is one of the most boring super heroes ever.
Too bad Reed Richards is one of the most boring super heroes ever.
I went to a guys house to trade coins for pipes. Guy was not a piper he'd recd. the pipes in a trade. There was one pipe where the back wall was bowed out. I have never seen a pipe like it. Several pipes were all chared inside. I cherry picked the good ones. The ones that were left were looking a lot like the pipe in this post. I should have got the one that melted. At one point it was a nice Sav, it was briar.
That is why you should not use a blow torch to light your pipe. I swear I thought I could hear the "in the arms of an angel" song when i was looking at that pipe.
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