Hot Grabows

[robert76]

After reading on the forums here of the need to rotate your pipes, to let them rest, I started my collection with the first pipe I bought, which was a basket pipe from the B&M, and five Dr Grabows. The Grabows all seem to get very hot to the touch while the basket no name does not. Has anyone else had a similar experience or is this more a case of operator error.

 

[spyder71]

I have a hot smoking Dr. Grabow Savoy, but it's the only one of the 8 DG's I own that does. Funny you mention the basket pipe being a cool smoker. My best smoker is a no-name billiard I gave 2.95 for in unsmoked condition. I guess ya just never really know which are going to rock. I know this wont help a whole lot, but maybe you smoke too fast/hot and the basket pipe is just an exceptional hunk of Briar.

 

[nmbigfoot02]

One of my Grabows smokes hotter than the others, but all the rest are fine.

 

[ssjones]

My lone Grabow Adjustomatic is cool as a cucumber.

 

[eaglerico]

http://pipesandcigars.com/sepibaonhowy.html
The link above is an great article about finding a pipe shape that fits your smoking style. The hotter you smoke the thicker your pipe shape. I smoke hot so I like the Bulldog and apple shapes. They also feel great in my hand.
What is the shape of your Grabow to your other pipes?
I have several Grabows and the smaller ones for me smoke a lot hotter then my large free hands and omegas.

 

[jasongone]

i have seven or eight Grabrows... some older ones, and one i grabbed at a walgreens a couple of months ago and they all smoke wonderfully.
2eaglerico - good link thanks.

 

[ejames]

I sometimes get my Grabows a little hot-but I tend to puff to fast at times. What Grabows do you have?

 

[puffy]

I had a pipe once that I paid over two hundred for.It smoked so hot that I couldn't hold the bowl.I tried for the longest but it just wouldn't break in.I contacted the factory and returned it to them.They said they couldn't find the problem.They sent me a replacement pipe though.It smokes just great.Some pipes smoke good right from go.Some take a while,and some never do.You just never know about a pipe until you smoke it.

 

[robert76]

I did some experimenting today and found I was packing way to tight. Still had an ok draw but is was burning like a blowtorch.
Eaglerico thanks for the link and the tip. Actually the one that was not getting hot is a bulldog. The Grabows are 2 Grand Duke billiards a Grand Duke egg(I think) and 2 bents that just say Dr. Grabow. I smoked the egg today at lunch and it was much cooler with a loose pack.

 

[abecox]

I have a grabow. It smokes a bit hot to the touch but it doesn't really impart that into the flavor. At least I don't think it does.

 

[cthulhu]

I have a grabow bulldog. It's an old pipe (father in law gave it to me) and it smokes really hot, even when I make sure to smoke slow. It tastes fine, but sometimes it gets so hot I can barely hold it! An ideas why this is?

 

[jeff59]

My dad who smoked his pipe for years and years always smoked a bulldog type medico or grabow. He never had problems. Always told me you just gotta "play the pipe" so to speak. I never liked that style. Had to always smoke a bent stem. He also told me bowl thickness has a lot to do with it. I dislike one of my grabows because it just smokes bad. I cant get used to it and it roars. Some pipes just suit my style better than others. Thats why we all have our favorites I guess.

 

[wolfscout]

I've gotten quite a few DGs last year or two. There's a Starfire that gets hot if I smoke it hard (quick puff'n). I think sometimes it's all in the wood. Not the thickness or the tobacco. It's the wood and your puff'n IMO.

 

[whitebriar]

i have several Grabows-- a couple smoke a bit hotter than usual if i push 'em--have a Royalton bent bull that barely gets warm--that pipe has been a pleasure from the first bowl--