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    Briar burned a bit

    I'll have to check this tomorrow, when it's daytime. But I'm not sure if this is a joke or serious question. Measured with a caliper, the pipe wall is about 10mm thick where the supposedly burn mark is. With or without cake, with or without 1mm burn, I don't understand how sunlight can pass...
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    Briar burned a bit

    I understand this correctly, you're saying that it's cake built up and cake has fallen from the supposedly burned area. I thought about this myself, just didn't want to scratch the bowl too hard just to confirm this theory. A pipe defect is the last thing I'd advance. That's why I didn't...
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    Briar burned a bit

    What I want to understand first and foremost is if I am doing something wrong. And I think most probably I am. I think I tend to draw too hard because I expect more smoke, as with a cigar, tobacco too wet, windy outside etc. As I am beginner, I was also asking if this slight briar burning is...
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    Briar burned a bit

    I'm just curious, are able to use a pipe for tens of years and have the briar completely unaffected by burns?
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    Briar burned a bit

    When I touch the gray area with my finger I can feel that it's a small hole. I estimate it's about 1mm deep.
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    Briar burned a bit

    I've purchased it new.
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    Briar burned a bit

    Hello, I've been reading this forum for a while. Thanks for all the great info. I've only been smoking pipe for about 2 months. Before this, I've been smoking cigars for several years. I have a pretty new Peterson pipe.' I've been smoking it for 15 or so times in the last two weeks. I have...