Burnt-out pipe?

[KrustyBob]

I've been smoking pipes for the better part of a decade and encountered what appears to be my first case of burn-out.

I got a new Ropp J07 which I intended to be an English smoker (I normally smoke virginias). On the second smoke, I got that campfire like aroma I was expecting... wait, why is the bowl so hot?

Inspection revealed spider webbing on the inside of the bowl opposite of the stem. Some light rubbing removed charcoal like material down to briar about 1" by 0.5" by 1/8".

This is burnout, right? Has anyone ever encountered something like this?

Is the pipe usable and/or repairable or is it better just to bin it?

Thanks.

 

[burleybreath]

A few of my best-smoking pipes had that happen, before they became best-smoking pipes. I would just smoke it; it will cover over eventually with cake, if you let it. Burnout shows as a dark spot on the exterior of the bowl, like this totally burnt out beauty...