Briar burnout?!

[whimsyt]

A little more research....looks like Rutland has tubes of what they call Fireplace Mortar, comes in black, gray, and buff. (You can see a photo of all 3 tubes here: http://www.cunninghamliving.com/fireplacemortartube.aspx ). I am guessing this is the exact same thing as the Red Devil Fireplace & Stove Repair Paste ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQT4FU ) and the DAP Stove and Fireplace Mortar ( http://www.amazon.com/18854-Stove-Fireplace-Mortar-10-Ounce/dp/B0006MXS4C )....
Can I assume all of these are the same thing, so I can use any of them?
Just want to make sure before I put something in my pipe forever.....
thanks again for all your help!!!!

 

[numbersix]

Thanks @fyrefawkes, I feel like I am pretty lucky to see this post and the photos. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I haven't hurt any of my pipes, but I also wasn't overly concerned when my pipes ran hot - but now that I see what the result can be from a poor cake and break-in, I will be sure to be extra cautious with a new pipe.
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[joeahearn]

Whimsyt,,
How did your repair with fireplace mortar work? I ask because I have gotten an estate pipe that is burned all the way through and I want to fix it.
Thanks,

Joe Ahearn

Austin TX

 

[whimsyt]

The Old Cajun is the one with all the expertise. If you scroll up, you can find his 2 posts about it--

If it was my pipe, and I wanted to save it, ream it and see how bad the wood is, if you still got good wood, buy some dap or red devil stove repair mortar , mark the weak area and apply a film of repair inside of pipe, we used to run huge furnaces burning over 2000 deg by adding insulation called kayo wool on the hot spot inside of the furnace, build the area up with several thin layers smokeing the pipe between each layer because it cures with heat, the old cajun

and

Amazon has it and I believe you can buy a cheap caulking gun at any hardware, I like the tan color, they have it in black also,I had ordered from Amazon but it came damaged so I went to my Ace hardware , I looked this morning and the repair cartridge name brand was imperial, it can withstand 2100degs, I also used it on my General cobs, the space on btm of bowl where draw tube Is , tobbaco traps there making it hard to clean bowl, a little Dab on both sides smoothed out and let dry has produced a smooth Bottom easier to clean, I talked in length with Dave Wolf of Walker Briar and he was intrigued with the product as he had been looking for a replacement for pipe mud that could take the heat. The old cajunPS put a pipe filter in draw hole so you don"t plug hole, 3way pipe toolis perfect for smoothing mortar out, wet spoon and it will smooth out

That's what I went by. Bought the DAP, but never got around to the actual repair yet........ had other smokable pipes. Besides, I can't smoke in the house, and it's too cold now to smoke outside, so I figure it can all wait for me until spring....... Let us know how this works for you.......

 

[joeahearn]

Many thanks for the info, whimsyt. I tried pipe mud first. I'm letting it cure now. If it works, cool. If not, I will try the DAP.
Best,

Joe

 

[zanthal]

fyrefawkes -
I recently carved a briar pipe from a pre-bore pipe kit. The briar block it was made from was marked "F"
I'm suspecting that low grade briar blocks can be more susceptible to burn out, as this one got a nice chunk burnt out of the chamber on the first smoke.
But that being said that's the first burn out I've gotten on ANY of my briar pipes (I have 9 in my collection). I think igloo was probably right, El Defecto, maybe a defect in manufacturing, probably a defect in the briar itself.
If that were my pipe, I'd retire it, and smoke another. I know how you feel about it happening on a pipe you like, but it's likely just to get burned out more, and ruin your tobacco with the taste of burning briar.

 

[fnord]

@Greg:
I finally wised up and started doing a cut and paste of forum entries like this into a Word file I call Pipe Tips.
Whenever Tbradsim1 or Hfearly or Eajames or Rothn or Al drop nuggets like this I go into full-bore "pearls before swine" mode and start taking notes like a cranked out spider monkey.
Those guys might have less gray hair than me but they walk the talk and that means something where I came from.
Cheers, pard.
Fnord

 

[gmwolford]

Fnord, it's really funny you mentioned that to me; I just, today, began doing that very thing! I was in the process when I came across this post! ROFLOL
Feel free to suggest any good posts I might have missed to add to my file, brother.