From my earliest days of reading-up on pipe smoking, I was told that removing the stem from your pipe while it was still warm was a huge taboo. The tenon would become loose and this would ruin your pipe.
I still observe this rule when possible, but sometimes not.
If my pipe will pass a pipe cleaner, I am able to clear obstructions or remove unwanted moisture mid-smoke. But if the pipe-cleaner won't pass, what am I to do? I go ahead and remove the stem, clean the shank, replace the stem and continue the smoke. I am not aware of having damaged one of my pipes so far.
I have an estate which arrived with a loose tenon that I fixed with a coat of nail polish. As a matter of fact I have a pipe which was new that I fixed this way too.
Will removing a warm stem really cause the tenon to become loose? Or is this a myth?
I still observe this rule when possible, but sometimes not.
If my pipe will pass a pipe cleaner, I am able to clear obstructions or remove unwanted moisture mid-smoke. But if the pipe-cleaner won't pass, what am I to do? I go ahead and remove the stem, clean the shank, replace the stem and continue the smoke. I am not aware of having damaged one of my pipes so far.
I have an estate which arrived with a loose tenon that I fixed with a coat of nail polish. As a matter of fact I have a pipe which was new that I fixed this way too.
Will removing a warm stem really cause the tenon to become loose? Or is this a myth?