I am calling upon the wisdom of all you veteran pipe smokers. Can cold outside temperature cause damage to the finish of the pipe (briar pipe), after the pipe experiences a change in temperature when brought indoors?
My situation is such, I bought my second pipe a Roma from Uhle's here in Milwaukee. Later that night I went outside to smoke it in an open garage (part of my nighttime ritual where I sit and smoke while on my laptop outside for about 2 hours). Smoked it once in about 20F weather, knocked it out and put it back in my coat pocket. I later smoked two more bowls in another pipe (which has seen some abuse, though the finish is fine) and after two hours came inside, where the pipes sat until the next morning when I saw my new pipe had some bubbles on the finish. The bubbles could be nicked off with a light tap of one's nail, exposing the raw wood below.
I took the pipe back the next day and traded it in for similar one (same brand, but red stain vs the previous black one). I was told it was possible it had a bad finish. The replacement pipe sadly kept doing the same thing. I decided to just keep it and learn how to strip and rewax it as a project.
So sure, maybe it was a lesson learned or the brand, but now after one time using my newest pipe from Iwan Reis, a small Lorenzetti, I found a small finish bubble on this one too, after one smoke!!
Unlike my first pipe, which ironically was the cheapest and has all its finish, smoked waaay to hot (I was new to things and smoked it like a cigarette, even causing some burnout inside), these newer pipes I've been careful to let rest a day and not smoke too quickly are falling apart.
My situation is such, I bought my second pipe a Roma from Uhle's here in Milwaukee. Later that night I went outside to smoke it in an open garage (part of my nighttime ritual where I sit and smoke while on my laptop outside for about 2 hours). Smoked it once in about 20F weather, knocked it out and put it back in my coat pocket. I later smoked two more bowls in another pipe (which has seen some abuse, though the finish is fine) and after two hours came inside, where the pipes sat until the next morning when I saw my new pipe had some bubbles on the finish. The bubbles could be nicked off with a light tap of one's nail, exposing the raw wood below.
I took the pipe back the next day and traded it in for similar one (same brand, but red stain vs the previous black one). I was told it was possible it had a bad finish. The replacement pipe sadly kept doing the same thing. I decided to just keep it and learn how to strip and rewax it as a project.
So sure, maybe it was a lesson learned or the brand, but now after one time using my newest pipe from Iwan Reis, a small Lorenzetti, I found a small finish bubble on this one too, after one smoke!!
Unlike my first pipe, which ironically was the cheapest and has all its finish, smoked waaay to hot (I was new to things and smoked it like a cigarette, even causing some burnout inside), these newer pipes I've been careful to let rest a day and not smoke too quickly are falling apart.
