A Rumination on Where Heat Goes During a Smoke

[OzPiper]

The bit on my summer of 1974 E A Carey slightly bent Apple polishes up to almost new. Wish that were also true, of me.

Pleased to hear you have your 1st pipe still. ?

As do I. Mine might look a bit more well-worn than your so though.

You sound like someone who looks after their cherished possessions.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

My bet is once you cake the bowl it's more insulated, therefore less heat escapes through the wall.
Could be the pipe is drying as you smoke it and it becomes less thermally conductive over time.
Someone out there probably has a machine that could test briar before and after breaking it in.

If the conductivity doesn't change then the process of breaking in a pipe is entirely placebo.

 

[pipesandscotch]

Perhaps I'm not following this well, but 9 bowls in a 24-48 hour period? Isn't that a bit excessive for breaking in a new pipe? No rest?

 

[Chasing Embers]

No rest?

That's a bit of a myth and a marketing gimmick. It's been proven on here by several members that the density of briar makes it resistant to burning as well as making it non absorbent. Thoroughly clean them after each smoke and you'll never have a sour pipe. I smoke the same pipe multiple times per day for weeks before changing pipes. Have done so for thirty years with no issue.

 

[pipesandscotch]

That's a bit of a myth and a marketing gimmick. It's been proven on here by several members that the density of briar makes it resistant to burning as well as making it non absorbent. Thoroughly clean them after each smoke and you'll never have a sour pipe. I smoke the same pipe multiple times per day for weeks before changing pipes. Have done so for thirty years with no issue.

I appreciate that perspective. I suppose I am in the codger category, as I'm 63 and been at this for 46 years. I learn new info here daily. I never put my pipes through that kind of a test, but hey, maybe I should give it a go!

 

[Chasing Embers]

I appreciate that perspective. I suppose I am in the codger category, as I'm 63 and been at this for 46 years. I learn new info here daily. I never put my pipes through that kind of a test, but hey, maybe I should give it a go!

They'll survive it. This fellow was gifted to me back in '92 and still looks new even after my rigorous smoking.?

 

[Grangerous]

“my Grade 1 Nording smells as fresh as the raspberries they used to flavor the raspberry cavendish I used to break it in.”

I can’t help but wonder if you’d chosen a cool and dry smoking blend, such as Granger, if your pipe would’ve even felt warm. — Until you mentioned the tobacco you used for break-in I didn’t give a passing thought to the fuel source.

 

[chopper]

I appreciate that perspective. I suppose I am in the codger category, as I'm 63 and been at this for 46 years. I learn new info here daily. I never put my pipes through that kind of a test, but hey, maybe I should give it a go!

Considering that before I found the internet and pipe forums I smoked the one pipe day in day out for several years, I'm really not one to talk.
That pipe was abused by my ignorance yet it was a great smoker and did not turn sour.

Having said that, since building a rotation of good smokers the smoking experience is so much better.
Even my favourite pipes get a days rest in-between bowls as a matter-of-course.