Not much to add to the thread subject... I've seen references to pipe mud a few times but I don't know what it is - a product you buy, a recipe you follow?
Thanks for any guidance!
Alan
Thanks for any guidance!
Alan
What Is Pipe Mud?
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Pipe ash mixed with a wee bit of water to get a paste. You can use fireplace ash but consistency comes out different. Used to fill burn holes or bottom of pipe to level it with the draft hole.
It hardens to a stone like state.
It hardens to a stone like state.
There are several video's on YouTube about Pipe Mud and how to make it. You can also buy some at Aristocob.com. The owner Scott, makes it to use in corn cob pipes that don't have the hard wood plug in the bottom of the cob.
+1 Soy
Cigar ash seems to be the favored ash to use, as it works well and is very plentiful and easy to capture off a cigar.
There was a very long thread on pipe mud where there was some experimentation done. I'll try to find it. Interesting read.
Edit: Found it
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/pipe-mud-and-pipe-cement-warning-giant-post#post-168571
It's been a while since I've read through the thread, so I'm not sure if there was an agreed upon conclusion. Mostly speculation and personal testimonials I'm guessing. But more information for you to soak up and think on.
Cigar ash seems to be the favored ash to use, as it works well and is very plentiful and easy to capture off a cigar.
There was a very long thread on pipe mud where there was some experimentation done. I'll try to find it. Interesting read.
Edit: Found it
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/pipe-mud-and-pipe-cement-warning-giant-post#post-168571
It's been a while since I've read through the thread, so I'm not sure if there was an agreed upon conclusion. Mostly speculation and personal testimonials I'm guessing. But more information for you to soak up and think on.
I've made pipe mud out of the purest white ash from my wood stove mixed with spit for my Missouri meerschaum General to pull the bottom up to the draft hole after I ground out the protruding stummel going into the bowl. The mud gets real hard and when i tap out the bowl on a cork knocker it stays put. Then i carefully scrape out the bowl if needed and does not chip out.
Spartan, lol. But, we all are getting spittle to some degree in our bowls. That is just the way of things.
But, I think the reason spit is preferred is the acidity that turns the ash to a binder. Water might work initially, but would it be as strong?
I have been using a drop of honey, to spoon-full of ash, and spit to consistency for a while now. I'm not sure where I got this recipe, but I has worked for me, and I have one pipe that will have held up with it for over a year.
But, I think the reason spit is preferred is the acidity that turns the ash to a binder. Water might work initially, but would it be as strong?
I have been using a drop of honey, to spoon-full of ash, and spit to consistency for a while now. I'm not sure where I got this recipe, but I has worked for me, and I have one pipe that will have held up with it for over a year.
I've always used cigar ash and water, but I've used honey when I'm trying to circumvent a burnout, because the mud sticks a little better. When the honey is exposed to heat, it carbons up quickly, but I never use honey for leveling out the bottom of a cob.
Russ
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