I used to stuff the mouthpiece into the heat shrink tube. Preventing teeth marks and easy to bite on.
How to Clench a Pipe.
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Clench, not bite. Just lightly rest on the lower teeth and support with upper teeth.
If you get desperate, use softy bits. I only use them on car pipes, but if I can get used to the filthy, thick, ugly things, anyone can.
Sometimes I’ll be clenching my pipe while driving, and while turning at an intersection my pipe will swivel in the opposite direction. LOL! Probably happens to many piping drivers, or driving pipers!
Every pipe I smoke, just hangs now. Even the straight billiards, I let catch my top teeth and hang at a 45 degree angle. My canine teeth do most of the work. Only insane people clench with their front teeth or molars!!!
Yep. That's exactly why I use rubber bits when driving. That, and to prevent having the pipe drop into my lap when reacting to some sudden hazard. Those glowing embers smart, man, to say nothing of the fresh holes in your knickers.
I wish I knew how to clench. Everytime I try it turns into a disaster. Call me inept.
As you can see, everyone is different. For me, it’s most comfortable for the bit to sit at a 30 degree angle (from straight out the front of mouth) to either side. I hold the pipe in my canines and bicuspids, mostly on the flat part of the stem and not the button, which is mostly inside my teeth. I rarely bite down hard, but just find the right pressure to keep it place. That being said, sometimes I do bite down, so I can eventually chew up vulcanite stems pretty good. So I prefer acrylic (I also can’t be bothered with even minimal vulcanite maintenance). I used to use rubber softy bits with the buttons cut off, but now either use nothing at all or a thin wrap or two of clear friction tape (search for the “bondage tape” thread) to provide a bit more grip.
As with everything else related to pipe smoking, find what works for you. It will be different from everyone else, so just ignore any orthodoxies that other posters may propose; there isn’t one.
As with everything else related to pipe smoking, find what works for you. It will be different from everyone else, so just ignore any orthodoxies that other posters may propose; there isn’t one.
tip if it's not comfortable you're doing it wrong, if it is comfortable you're doing it right. I'd have more advice but it's a knack more then a skill and each pipe and each set of teeth and jaws is different.
I'm pretty much a clencher exclusively. Left side, bit/button rests where premolars become molars, depending on the pipe. Never use rubber on the things - I think they're ugly, trap bacteria, and feel bulky.
Bent pipes are typically easier to clench, though I prefer straight pipes that weigh an ounce or less.
Bent pipes are typically easier to clench, though I prefer straight pipes that weigh an ounce or less.
If you wear pants, your knickers will be safe. esp if it's blue jeans.
If you rethink your clench, the pipe shouldn't slide around when turning your head.
Now, learn to talk while keeping a pipe in your mouth and away from your hands.
Oh the irony. I prefer bents and I only clench when I need my hands for something.
Stick it in your mouth in a way it’s comfortable and yes that’s what she said.
Too late. Been there, done that, etc. Much as they suck, the rubbers maximize grip without damaging the bit. I am not a leisurely driver, and the steed I command deserves an attentive master. (The great Nuvolari himself, I believe, used softee bits when winning his numerous Grand Prixs. Or I could be misinformed.)
Hey, my dear friend BurleyBreath. I love that shitty car. I'd lay low and sneak into some NATO summit. I agree, the rubber bands give me comfort, when it comes to leaving the pipe free of hands, and delay the deterioration of the mouthpiece.
Just put it in your mouth and don't let it hurt. You need your hands free to take creepy photos of Brian. I clench 90% of the time and mostly straight pipes. No weird rubber pieces added. I think it comes with time.
Damn it. I thought it was Kevin, no mustache. I don't see three, riding on a donkey.
I bet that Bradleys's pipe weighs over 100 grams. The man is some kind of cromagnum with 10,000 year old jaw muscles. It wouldn't surprise me if Bradley could clench a 200 gram pipe with ease and laughs at us lame asses who cannot even clench a 60 gram pipe.
How close am I Bradley?