I only use a magnifying glass to light my pipe, ONCE at summer solstice. The rest of the year I light off the back of the previous pipe. It's all about the ritual.
My no-relight technique
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I used to try the various methods of drying, loading, gravity feeding etc. Due to time constraints for me most of the time, its codger scoop and light. I have found that I enjoy the smoke just as well. Forgive me for being a neanderthal. I think that the only ritual that I still practice is the cleaning afterwards.
I actually disagree with the necessity of charring the entire top of the tobacco, but fully agree on the importance of the cherry.
Any time I find my tobacco burning well enough to be enjoyed (minimal relights) there is a good large ember going in the center of the bowl, and thus I still fully support the use of Torch lighters, as mentioned by Frank, since those will get your cherry going the fastest and with minimal effort.
I'll accept the caveat here that a torch should not be used on pipes with any resale value because you're almost certain to burn the rim at some point, but hey if you know what you're doing the best pipes in the world are cobs and basket pipes anyway.
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Thanks for having a go at describing technique. It's a help to many. It's not easy when you start if you have never seen it done. That is often the case today .
I use this gravity feed system. I am able to attach a torch which lights the tobacco as it enters the pipe for a bottom top effect.
This thread just makes it obvious that packing, lighting and smoking a pipe is as varied as the tastes in pipes and blends we all enjoy. It truly is a personal thing, and each of us have our favorites... be it pipes, tobacco blends, or the way we pack and smoke them. Which is great. Variety is the spice of the pipe world! Gotta love it
This thread is another example of how our different personalities translate into different actions.
There are the types who like a strict regimen, they probably make their bed every morning and can bounce a quarter off it.
There are types who just want to get to business. Codger scoop and a bic. Probably aren’t fussy with hair product or moustache wax either.
I’m sure it would be anthropological fun to sit around at a pipe club and notice what personality types are at work.
There are the types who like a strict regimen, they probably make their bed every morning and can bounce a quarter off it.
There are types who just want to get to business. Codger scoop and a bic. Probably aren’t fussy with hair product or moustache wax either.
I’m sure it would be anthropological fun to sit around at a pipe club and notice what personality types are at work.
Talking about your cherry in a public forum. Have you no shame?
And the ones who neither, just to be contrary.
Here's the point at which you get the most flavor from your smoke. It's simply this. Keeping your tobacco simmering just at the edge of going out, without it going out. The flavor's not so much from the part that burning, it's from the surrounding tobacco giving off it's essences in the smokey steam you're sipping.
How you manage to do this is up to you. When you can manage this, you have developed good technique.
And don't forget to snork. Your schnoz has much more refined flavor receptors than your mouth.
Torch lighters are fine for a cigar, but only certified morons use them on pipes.
How you manage to do this is up to you. When you can manage this, you have developed good technique.
And don't forget to snork. Your schnoz has much more refined flavor receptors than your mouth.
Torch lighters are fine for a cigar, but only certified morons use them on pipes.
." Take your thumb and place it over the bowl and draw a few times until smoke is pulled through again."
I use the two finger method of covering my bowl and giving it a few good puffs and my pipe is smoking just fine. I smoke flakes 99% of the time and use the fold and stuff method. I will leave a little bit for kindling, get a good cherry and I am smoking using my typical cadence that works for me.
I use the two finger method of covering my bowl and giving it a few good puffs and my pipe is smoking just fine. I smoke flakes 99% of the time and use the fold and stuff method. I will leave a little bit for kindling, get a good cherry and I am smoking using my typical cadence that works for me.
