Have you ever thrown out a pipe?
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Never. Just because a pipe doesn't work for me doesn't mean it won't work for someone else. I have given away two or three pipes. Through better technique and/or patience they have turned into good smokers for those guys.
Many times. If a pipe fails to deliver, after a reasonable time, it goes into the bin. Simple as that. No stories or, tales to tell of interest to other parties.
Given away a couple. Yet to toss one.
I've only thrown out a couple of old over-used cobs, after the bottom plugs disintegrated.
Kept the stems, though!
Kept the stems, though!
Maybe 1 or two that I tried to restore and just came out bad.they were like $5.00 or something in an antique store basket. I did keep them a few years before tossing them though. I don’t think I smoked either of them once.
I did get better at cleaning up some estates, restoration is for pros or those with more patience
I did get better at cleaning up some estates, restoration is for pros or those with more patience
Embers shitcanned a bunch.
I can’t even bring myself to toss horribly funky ElMorjane pipes I picked up…
I can’t even bring myself to toss horribly funky ElMorjane pipes I picked up…
You betcha. I've thrown away many things, things I shouldn't have, pipes included. Guns, tools, clothing, women. I'm currently debating tossing a pair of barely worn Lucchese cowboy boots. (They're overrated crap.) I must be getting old--I never used to "debate."
Life is short. A pipe should be enjoyed, not become a source of frustration nor suffering (when a pipe is really awful, and there are many out there). A good quality pipe should provide pleasure from the start, or after a few pipefuls.
With this in mind, I have sold some. I have donated quite a bit for veterans. Those who were decent but were not for me. I have thrown some in the garbage bin. And I have burned some, the nasty ones, the truly evil ones, in my wood stove.
I have done the same with tobacco.
With this in mind, I have sold some. I have donated quite a bit for veterans. Those who were decent but were not for me. I have thrown some in the garbage bin. And I have burned some, the nasty ones, the truly evil ones, in my wood stove.
I have done the same with tobacco.
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NiceLife is short. A pipe should be enjoyed, not become a source of frustration nor suffering (when a pipe is really awful, and there are many out there). A good quality pipe should provide pleasure from the start, or after a few pipefuls.
With this in mind, I have sold some. I have donated quite a bit for veterans. Those who were decent but were not for me. I have thrown some in the garbage bin. And I have burned some, the nasty ones, the truly evil ones, in my wood stove.
I have done the same with tobacco.
As a rookie, a very green rookie, I broke a corn cob. Now that I'm a rookie, I haven't made the same rookie mistake again. I softened the cob too much with an alcohol bath, drowning it so much that the stalk came off. Thank God I haven't had the same bad luck with briar pipes.
I’ve thrown away more pipes than I care to divulge.
Various reasons.
The most memorable was a pipe that I just paid to have restemmed and restored. I paid the freight and when the pipe arrived the airway was completely blocked with epoxy. I contacted the restorer and he blamed an apprentice. The epoxy was used to secure a silver ferrule. He offered to make it right by fixing it if I sent the pipe back. I’m not exactly in the business of sending the pig to the butcher twice, so it met the circular file and I do what I do and moved on.
Various reasons.
The most memorable was a pipe that I just paid to have restemmed and restored. I paid the freight and when the pipe arrived the airway was completely blocked with epoxy. I contacted the restorer and he blamed an apprentice. The epoxy was used to secure a silver ferrule. He offered to make it right by fixing it if I sent the pipe back. I’m not exactly in the business of sending the pig to the butcher twice, so it met the circular file and I do what I do and moved on.
I have, and before anyone gets judgmental, lol . . . .
When I was a college student, I tossed a few basket pipes that didn’t smoke well or had noticeable fills, plus more recently, a Stanwell Rook which I loved, that developed a burn-out on the side of the bowl after 20 years.
Sure, in my day I tossed out a couple of pipes that turned out to have burned out bowls (though in most such cases the damage seemed minimal from the outside)... or pipes in lots that came with huge cracks...
I only ever throw away the irreparable stuff, the rest I tend to give away to anyone who’d like to take a crack at restoring, or just for spare parts.
I only ever throw away the irreparable stuff, the rest I tend to give away to anyone who’d like to take a crack at restoring, or just for spare parts.
Yep, tossed an ebay lovat that was a lot smaller than I thought it was. I tend to go through purge cycles where I go 'Why am I holding onto that?" The lovat didn't make it to an unscheduled purge. It got its own personal one.