I've noticed that when I do a regular post smoke swab of the moisture trap and smoke hole of my Peterson System pipes small burrs left over from the drilling seem to always pick up a bit of lint or fuzz from the pipe cleaner or cotton swab. I know this is not a big deal but little things like this bother me. While my Pete's are finished nicely on the outside they are factory pipes after all and I wouldn't expect them to be polished to the extreme on the inside.
The other day this fuzz problem got the better of me and I headed out to my workbench to find a solution. In my sandpaper collection I keep several grades with double sided tape laminated to the back of the paper so I can attach it to sanding blocks or dowels depending on the sanding task at hand.
I cut a small piece of 220 grit just big enough to wrap securely around the handle end of a chainsaw file. The diameter of the steel rod along with the sandpaper fits just right into the smoke hole. A quick spin and a couple swipes around the moisture reservoir was all it took to smooth out the rough edges and my cleaners come out dirty but leaving no fuzz behind.
I now do this simple procedure when I first get a new System pipe and I have gone back and hit my older ones. I know it may be a non-issue to most but I'm particular about some things. Heck I still fold my T-shirts into perfect squares like I was taught in basic training over 20 years ago.
), but the little strings on your uniform and clothing.... you know, around button holes and the like.... Marines call them 'Irish Pennants' and are unacceptable, must be clipped off with fingernail clippers, every single one. Well when I was training recruits, I even had them clip their sea bags and the sheets on their rack! "I Hate Irish Pennants and little pieces of fuzz!" That's worse than "Dust Bunnies" under the rack!
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