Mineral oil lasts way longer!
There is no charring! Charring is when the wood is damaged, and not just covered in lava, soot, or whatever you want to call it....except charring!
What is Happening to the Rim of My New Pipe?
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There is no charring! Charring is when the wood is damaged, and not just covered in lava, soot, or whatever you want to call it....except charring!
Guys, with respect to all, please read the thread! This was done with a soft flame lighter and 2 HALF bowls. This is not normal. It’s not flame damage (discoloration etc) or lava.
Blown up on the PC, the photo shows completely normal wax dissipation to me. @Law is this your first smooth briar pipe?
I rub the rim with nose grease after every smoke. This works well but I still get a darkening of the rim on the stem side. Every pipe I've owned does this and I refuse to worry about it. Just comes with the territory. I realize this is certainly not what the OP is experiencing but just my two cents.
No. but it definitely was the first one in which i smoked 2 half bowls to break in a pipe, and this happened.
I've done that to more than a few pipes. For me, it happens because the pipe is hanging at about a 30º angle below horizontal, and the leftover flame laps across the stem side of the rim. Drawing the flame to just above the tobacco helps minimize darkening.
I have had a lacquered Savinelli, and one by Hilson and Bjarne. All started to bubble on the sides. I've not had them bubble at the rim, but it could be a combo lacquer and your lighting style.
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Like I say, it looks like completely normal wax dissipation to me, from the heat of the pipe. I'm not one of the super old timers. I started only in the mid 2000s, but I've had my share of new smooth briars; I stopped count after 50. Having said that, I've never been tempted to buy a Savinelli. Good luck.
That's not wax removal, that pipe has a lacquer coat that has been burned away with heat. Waxing will shine it, but the outline of where the lacquer once was will remain. I'd remove the remaining lacquer from the entire stummel with acetone before waxing.
Yup that’s what I meant by my post.
a good quality lacquer won’t do that
I’ve had high gloss Pete’s and the lacquer won’t do that unless you burn the crap out of it. But I’ve had that same thing happen as the OP on a new Italian made Stanwell. It’s poor quality or poorly cured lacquer.
It also seems like Latakia eats up the rim of pipes. Not sure why
This is what I did with excellent results. I use a buffing wheel on a drill with carnauba wax to shine it up after the lacquer is removed.
If lacquer is the problem, Savinelli should know better. Tut-tut.
Update!
savinelli replied back by quotation:
”We are so sorry for your disappointment, so we asked our craftsmen, and they told us that actually this is a completely normal situation: in fact the rim is covered with shellac, and that is normal that with the heat this substance fades away. “
wrote them back of their recomendations to “bring back the finish“ they yet didn’t reply as of yet. i’ll just try the mineral oil as one member suggested, and see what happens.
savinelli replied back by quotation:
”We are so sorry for your disappointment, so we asked our craftsmen, and they told us that actually this is a completely normal situation: in fact the rim is covered with shellac, and that is normal that with the heat this substance fades away. “
wrote them back of their recomendations to “bring back the finish“ they yet didn’t reply as of yet. i’ll just try the mineral oil as one member suggested, and see what happens.
Use a polishing cloth on the rim.
their answer is horse-shit tho I’ll tell you that much.
I wasn’t aware that they actually used shellac. Lightly moisten a paper towel with alcohol and wipe away the rest of the shellac and then just apply wax to keep it shiny if that’s what you want. That’s what I would do, anyway.
A very light cut of shellac on a stummel helps to seal in the stain, and some makers use it. In any case waxing the rim helps to keep it from getting stained by tars as the wax will melt and wick into the surface instead of tars, which will mostly stay on the surface and can be easily wiped away.
Myriad other suggestions to follow...
A very light cut of shellac on a stummel helps to seal in the stain, and some makers use it. In any case waxing the rim helps to keep it from getting stained by tars as the wax will melt and wick into the surface instead of tars, which will mostly stay on the surface and can be easily wiped away.
Myriad other suggestions to follow...