There was that annoying guy who claimed to burn out Dunhills, Savinellis, Peterson's, anything in only one week and was creating stink about it. Sadly, no pics were ever forthcoming but he got a lot of advice about technique.
How Hard is it to Burnout a Pipe?
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burning a pipe out is rather hard to do. If the pipe was made from quality briar.
Now, barring internal defects in the pipe, and an idiot who cant tell when the burning tobacco starts entering the draft hole, the burning out of pipes is caused by one thing.
Careless use of torch lighters.
Now, barring internal defects in the pipe, and an idiot who cant tell when the burning tobacco starts entering the draft hole, the burning out of pipes is caused by one thing.
Careless use of torch lighters.
Well dammit. Make it two now for me. I ordered this one just last month. I think it was my 8th bowl just now.
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Absolutely. And that's the only way to smoke a Danish blend. Which I was.
Without a wood defect, I’d say almost zero. Ships aren’t made for the harbor, even though that’s where the safety lies…tied alongside a pier that’s never trod upon.
Fire up those pipes sir and LIVE!
That’s a good metaphor. You’ve actually convinced me
I’m close to 50 now and realizing it’s time to “send it” on most things. I hope you enjoy them even more now, and like recommended above use a soft flame lighter or a match.
I’ve been smoking for almost two decades, I never let cake build up, I have only about a dozen pipes so I smoke each one often. I’ve never had a burnout. Use soft flames and you should be good to go unless there is an imperfection in the briar. In that case you won’t be able to do anything about it anyhow.
UPDATE: Smokingpipes inspected the pipe and determined there was a "hidden flaw inside the briar." They refunded the purchase and gave a store credit for the cost of sending the pipe back. Those people are awesome.
Smoking pipes is a fantastic company to do business with, have had a similar customer service experience with them.
As others have said, outside of a hidden flaw it is exceedingly rare. I've bought well over a hundred estate pipes and even the worst looking overflowing cake lava pipes are fine underneath all the cake.
That said, I got a group of pipes recently where every single one was toast inside. They all were worse on the left side so I suspect some guy lit his pipes with his right hand and used a torch lighter. I would never use a torch lighter because I've never had a problem getting a pipe lit with a bic or zippo and the risk isn't worth the reward. The briar was absolutely charcoal and would've been too thin to smoke once I scraped/reamed down to good wood. I returned them on eBay since the burnout issues weren't disclosed and the seller was very professional offering me a full refund.
That said, I got a group of pipes recently where every single one was toast inside. They all were worse on the left side so I suspect some guy lit his pipes with his right hand and used a torch lighter. I would never use a torch lighter because I've never had a problem getting a pipe lit with a bic or zippo and the risk isn't worth the reward. The briar was absolutely charcoal and would've been too thin to smoke once I scraped/reamed down to good wood. I returned them on eBay since the burnout issues weren't disclosed and the seller was very professional offering me a full refund.
How hard is it to burn out a pipe? Try smoking it in a good wind and find out.... 
I’ve never burnt one out, but I also rotate quite a bit. I also haven’t been smoking as long as many.
In my opinion, however, you can’t enjoy it if you don’t use it. If you ever did burn one out, it would look as good on display as if you never smoked it. At least you would have gotten enjoyment out of the one you used.
Life’s too short not to enjoy what you like.
In my opinion, however, you can’t enjoy it if you don’t use it. If you ever did burn one out, it would look as good on display as if you never smoked it. At least you would have gotten enjoyment out of the one you used.
Life’s too short not to enjoy what you like.
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Could that have been the same guy who posted with an Ozarks accent on here about a year ago, who insisted that GH rope twists tasted like fresh air compared to the way they did 100 years ago? ;-)