Do you find burnt rim unpleasant to the eye?

[_celeborn_]

Hi everyone, I recently joined the pipe smoking, unluckily I used for the first two smokings a jet flame lighter, ending in burning part of the rim of my savinelli, the question is, do you find the burnt rim unpleasant?

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[cigrmaster]

If I couldn't clean it up with coffee spit, I would toss it. That burn would bug the shit out of me.

 

[canucklehead]

I don't find it unpleasant, but I may not be the best judge...

 

[Egg Shen]

Nope it’s just patina

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

It depends on the pipe.

Some cobs look great with a charred rim and some people do it intentionally. Some pipe makers market fumed rims that look sharp. Others look damaged. Type fume into the SPC search bar and see what I'm talking about.

With your pipe, I'd clean it with spit and elbow grease.

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[mso489]

I don't ever intentionally char a pipe brim, but some pipes seem prone to it, whereas others don't char much or at all. That charring in the original post barely registers with me. I wouldn't be happy to see it on my own pipe, but it wouldn't bother me either. A pipe is a tool for smoking, and a bit of wear means it is doing its job, and you are likely enjoying it. The first pipe I ever bought, about 45 years ago, has a little char on its brim but is still in fine shape otherwise, bright and clean.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Countless pipe smokers did the same thing to their pipes throughout history. Try cleaning it with spit on a paper towel, but chances are good it has permanently darkened somewhat. Just focus on enjoying pipe smoking -- no functional harm has been done.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I wouldn't call that burnt but simply tar/lava/light scorching. No problem unless it bothers you.

 

[Egg Shen]

It seems this is a personal preference thing. Do you like the ships on Star Trek that look shiny, new and un-damaged? Or Star Wars where it’s a used universe where ships have different color spare parts, rust and carbon scoring? It’s just an aesthetics thing (unless you burn it deeply). Your pipe doesn’t even register as looking scorched FWIW.

 

[_celeborn_]

So because it bothered me I opted for a top sanding, I worked like half of a millimiter and then I found the results quite sufficient, I'll show you the pictures below, it do is a small detail but it makes the difference,

I'm gonna polish it with carnauba wax later on

 

[Egg Shen]

You have some delicate sensibilities my friend. This here is a scorch

 

[_celeborn_]

You have some delicate sensibilities my friend. This here is a scorch View attachment 178299

I would have called the firefighters if that happened to me, but yes I see your point!

 

[bullet08]

Are you going to do a fashion show with your pipe? What does it matter as long as it smokes well? Call it "character". Call it your early mistake. Forget about it. If it really bothers you, get a new one. It's a pipe.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Nope!

 

[_celeborn_]

Nope! View attachment 178303

Off topic: may I ask you what's the name of this model? It's gorgeous

 

[jguss]

Scorch marks on pipes bother me but I like distressing on my leather jacket. Go figure.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Off topic: may I ask you what's the name of this model? It's gorgeous

It’s an IMP. I’m late to the Meerschaum party so tossed that in more as a little humor, since color is a good thing. Fun to look at pics of it new just a very short time ago and now, the bowl is now an antique piano ivory color compared to how white it was when it arrived.

To the original question, even burn marks on briars, estates or a couple I may or may not be responsible for on a couple of new pipes () don’t bother me much.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Burnt, yes, that’s just uncalled for. Covered in tars and cake that creeps out, no problem. That can be cleaned. I try to avoid polished or decorative rims these days, because I kind if like the look of a rim patina’d or with cake creeping over the edge somewhat. But, I do clean them periodically, but not so much that cleaning them ruins the pipe.

 

[warren]

Not particularly. Mine discolor a bit, easy to clean. I don't, as a rule, "burn" mine though.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Scorch marks on pipes bother me but I like distressing on my leather jacket. Go figure.

Haha, if I got a scorch mark on my leather jacket I’d freak out. On the other hand, I have a corduroy jacket from 30+ years ago that still bears a couple of small mascara marks from tears of an old girlfriend - those don’t bother me a bit and never washed them off. Even better, thanks to my COVID diet plan from early ‘21 I can wear it again! My wife just rolls her eyes!