I was given two estate pipes that had been cleaned up, one still had cake in the bowl.
I've cleaned that myself, but left the cake and it smokes wonderfully.
The other has a very small bowl and was reamed right back to bare wood. When I cleaned that there was powder from the red finish inside the shank!
* Can this pipe be reused?
* Should I do anything to the bare wood before attempting to brake that pipe in?
Thanks for sharing your wisdom
I've cleaned that myself, but left the cake and it smokes wonderfully.
The other has a very small bowl and was reamed right back to bare wood. When I cleaned that there was powder from the red finish inside the shank!
* Can this pipe be reused?
* Should I do anything to the bare wood before attempting to brake that pipe in?
Thanks for sharing your wisdom