Zonamo , have you tried Magnum ? I
Love it . Smokes like a mild aromatic English IMHO . I enjoy it as an all day smoke some days , and smoke other blends between . That poker will break in just fine . Keep her clean between smokes ( because you smoke lots of Aro's that leaves a softer more thick cake , that happens real quick . ) I smoke Aro's in my poker , and in another large custom briar poker . I cleaned the smaller one every few bowls with pipe cleaners , bristle brushes and Everclear . It of course slows the cake building process , but you can work it into a more thin even cake without a bunch of cracks in it . This is only my experience with my custom pokers , which aren't Boswells . I dont think there is is great deal of difference in the break in process of most hand made quality pipes like , Boswells , radice , Tinsky ect. I don't like to over smoke them on the fresh briar when they are new . That's one of the reasons for building the cake , as most of you know . Update us on how she smoke on the fresh bowl , my buddy the Old Cajun , told me once that a good quality briar , smoked on a fresh new bare bowl is sort of like the caviar of briar , lol .
