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badger

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jan 2, 2016
105
1
I think this is a great idea. I would like to see the same thing done with a meer. But maybe it's because I don't even like smoking the same pipe twice in a row that I don't give the project two weeks. I just think that it will make smoking bitter and unpleasurable. If you smoked one or two bowls a day I'd say it would be doable.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
45,426
120,458
What a fine endeavor that be didi! I however wager the wee cob shan't weather more than four months o' that sort o' smokin'.

 

fishnbanjo

Lifer
Feb 27, 2013
3,030
69
I don’t consider maintenance as cheating so using filler as required is maintenance and my Twain needed it’s first at 6 months but I let it cure for 3 day’s when I do it and you won’t have that luxury so when it appears that separation is eminent lay a thin layer on it at the end of the last smoke and let it sit overnight. Pick it up the next day and begin your daily ritual. Check to see if the filler has shrunk, whether it has or not give it a light sanding to knock off the excess dried filler away from the separation then fill it again after the last smoke before retiring and repeat the process as needed. As time moves on you’ll find the glue getting soft and will have a difficult time removing the stem w/o the shank coming out, a little filler around the shank where it meets the bowl is warranted immediately and do not remove the stem for a minimum of 3 day’s allowing the filler to cure and just like the bowl filler sand the excess and check for voids and repeat with filler, this should help with glue failure as you progress and if it starts to fail as you try to remove the stem it will knock filler out so start the filler process all over. These tricks and reaming the bowl at the right time will have you on the other side of a year no problem.

banjo

 

warren

Lifer
Sep 13, 2013
12,373
18,649
Foothills of the Chugach Range, AK
When it fails, it fails. Keep repairs to a minimum, no refurbishing and patching, that would defeat the purpose of didimauw putting himself in harm's way. This is a stern test of the cob man! We must stay focused! If you can't fix a problem with duct tape... well, it's a failure of the cob.

 

deathmetal

Lifer
Jul 21, 2015
7,714
35
Looks like fun. I'm cheering for the cob. Good glasses. Make sure you load that pipe with... Royal Yacht.

 

didimauw

Moderator
Staff member
Jul 28, 2013
10,734
37,787
SE WI
Warren that's what I was leaning towards, if the cob can't handle it on it's own, then I'll give up too.
Dm, you mean Royal Yuck? Lol I've never tried it. Send me a tin of royal yacht, and fill it with Carter Hall, and I'll smoke it. Lol

 

deathmetal

Lifer
Jul 21, 2015
7,714
35
Since I do not dislike Carter Hall, I have nothing snarky to say in response, other than that it probably smokes best with some Brown Twist Sliced mixed in.

 

agnosticpipe

Lifer
Nov 3, 2013
3,412
3,832
In the sticks in Mississippi
How about force drying the bowl in-between smokes? Just use a hair dryer on low heat for a couple of minutes to help dry it out. Or is that cheating? At any rate, good luck with this project, better you than me! :nana:

 

didimauw

Moderator
Staff member
Jul 28, 2013
10,734
37,787
SE WI
I was tempted to do something like that, but I think a few minutes in the sun will be sufficient.

 

didimauw

Moderator
Staff member
Jul 28, 2013
10,734
37,787
SE WI
It's been slow going this week, I'm on bowl 23. The little bit of moisture has dried up, and every bowl gets better and better. However, the weekend is coming up, and I'm relentless on my pipes on the weekend. Bowl after bowl.

 

weezell

Lifer
Oct 12, 2011
13,653
49,171
Are we there yet Dad, Are we there yet, cmon, are we there yet,hurry up, I gotta pee, cmoncmoncmon... :rofl:

 

ocpsdan

Can't Leave
May 7, 2012
411
3
Michigan
Certainly a noble venture. At the Columbus Pipe Show this year I ran into an old friend who mentioned there are a group of guys out there trying to smoke a Mark Twain to death. If my memory serves right, he mentioned that the pipe had about 3,000 or more smokes out of it. When one guy tires of it he does a deep clean of the pipe and sends it off to the next guy. They apparently keep a log of how many smokes they've put through the pipe. It reminds me a bit of the Tootsie Pop experiment with a darker twist.
When the pipe will no longer smoke, we are going to display it in the Missouri Meerschaum Museum as a testament to how much abuse our pipes can take when you work them hard. I'd be curious to see the results of your experiment, @didmauw, I know I certainly abuse my fair share of cobs here in the office! :lol:
Regards,

Dan

Assistant GM- Missouri Meerschaum

 
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