Pipe always burns really hot, no matter what.

[noxspencer]

I have a Nording pipe, I'm not sure what to call the bowl type, but it's a churchwarden. It always seems to burn really hot, no matter HOW slowly I smoke it. I smoke it the same usually as all my other pipes, yet it always gets the hottest. What could be a cause? Do I just have a pipe with a very thin wall?
*EDIT* Also, wanted to add, this pipe is also a pipe that tends to get alot of liquid in the bottom, more so than any other pipe I own.

 

[markw4mms]

Without any pics, I'd have to guess you have a pipe with a thin walled bowl. the only Nording I have is a freehand that has fairly thick walls, so that hasn't been a problem for me.

 

[noxspencer]

Let me get a picture up. May take me a bit.

 

[pstlpkr]

I was thinking the same thing Mark.
The length of the stem should provide a very cool smoke, no matter how hot the bowl may feel to the touch.

I might recommend that you hold it by the stem rather than the bowl.

That may feel a bit strange at first.

But, there is an element of "c'est la vie" when you hold a churchwarden by the stem, that is very comfortable.
My Churchwardens all feel hot when I smoke them. The reason... thin walls.

 

[noxspencer]

So youre saying the heat wont damage my pipe Lawrence?

 

[pstlpkr]

I've never had a problem with mine.

Just be sure to, not over smoke it until you get your cake started.

When I smoke one of mine; I'll smoke only two to three bowls before I put back in the rack.

Their bowls are small, so I'm not worried about cracking one.

I've had them all at least 20 years.

I don't smoke the Souvenir Indian pipe... It's made of pine.

Edit: I have in the past. But, it tastes like the bottom of a bird cage.

 

[noxspencer]

That middle pipe you have is very similar to my own churchwarden. It is certainty my favorite pipe, which is why I was worried about it breaking. Very nice pipes you have there sir, and if you say I'll be fine with the heat I'll take your word on it and I shall enjoy my English blend right away worry free. Thanks!

 

[pstlpkr]

Glad I could help.

They are all "basket pipes".

I spent about $20 a piece for the stems and about $10 each for the original pipes.

I couldn't afford the $600 they wanted for a Dunhill at that time.

I can't complain about the durability or the quality of the smokes that have been offered up in them over the years.

 

[markw4mms]

Nice CW's you have there, Lawrence!

 

[chopz]

dare i ask how lawrence knows what the bottom of a bird cage tastes like?

 

[pstlpkr]

:D

I wondered how long it would take before someone asked that question Chopz...
Thank you Mark... They ain't fancy, but very-very functional.

 

[aussielass]

So, do ALL (or most) CW's have relatively thin bowls/walls and, if so, why please?

 

[pstlpkr]

Di, for the most part I would say that-that is true.

It's probably just a weight thing.

I know I wouldn't want some of my free-hands to have a CW stem.

I might dislocate a my jaw.

 

[juni]

Not all smoke hot, my Stanwell HCA II smokes nice and cool, with the churchwarden stem or with the normal stem (it came with two).

 

[atuukson]

@ Juni that stanwell come whit two steams right?

 

[juni]

Yup, here is the short one:

 

[noxspencer]

Wow very nice Juni. Where would you go about getting one of those? Or even interchangeable stems for any of my pipes?
Here is my pipe: