Bowl Damage?

[ThermionicScott]

I don't think I'd even bother to ream it back to bare wood. It's pretty normal for the chamber walls to char a little during break-in, and you would probably end up with concave walls if you did try to sand away all of the carbon. Whatever cake is present is helping to protect the briar, so I would just ream enough to achieve a thin, even, smooth layer. And then get back to smoking it!

 

[captpat]

As previously recommended a bit of sandpaper around a dowel or thick pencil will do the job, this method has less risk than an improperly wielded reamer, though it may take a bit longer. A little maintenance and that pipe will last a lifetime.

 

[didimauw]

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Here's a full picture of the pipe.

That's super cool! I don't stray far from "classic shapes" but I'd smoke something like that!

Thanks!

 

[Sobrbiker]

Nice pipe! I agree it looks more like pitted/flaked off spits in the cake as opposed to burnt out chamber wall.

That pipe would have me buying one of these, as all mine I can use the rounded spey blade of my old jackknife held flat against the wall:

https://www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/pipe-tampers-and-tools/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=202915

 

[AroEnglish]

Heirloom pipes are so fun! What's the current plan to get it back to smoking condition?