Spider Webbing in Bowl, A Concern?

[mso489]

In estate pipe evaluations on smokingpipes.com, they often list spider webbing in the bowl.

Does this occur in most pipes that are smoked over time, or is it a defect that emerges over

time? I have pipes I bought new that I have had for decades, and I don't see any spider webbing

in those. Is spider webbing a deal breaker, or a reason to expect a significant price break, or

nothing at all?

 

[12pups]

Got me. I was wondering if this was a natural filter technique or if you just let your pipes rest too long. Or, if you saw smoke rising up, dig that dottle robber out and crush the greedy bastard.
But then I realized you're talking about something else.
Here for newbs like me: Spider webbing in bowl

 

[derfargin]

If you got spider webs in your bowl, I would say you're not smoking that pipe often enough. Dust the cobwebs off son and get to puffin?

 

[tbradsim1]

I bought a pipe and it had spider webbing, reamed it and saw that it was not in wood only the coke, I think sometimes it's caused by an uneven cadence in your smoking, hot , cold. If you have one load it up and smoke slow and evenly. As Mike says you can build a protective layer back in bowl. If outside of bowl did not have a darkening color I believe it's ok.

 

[sablebrush52]

I have a couple of old estates that exhibited spider webbing under the old cake. I've smoked them for years, gently to be sure, and so far have had no issues.

 

[fishnbanjo]

Some tobacco's have a tendency to cake very quickly, if I get a pipe that has spider webbing I even the inside of the bowl with a gentle reaming then load it up and smoke a bowl taking time to sip rather than puff with abandon. Several bowls done in this manner will generally have a nice cake built around it therefore protecting the area and then simply do a light ream once and again and you should be fine under most circumstances, at least that has been my observation.