Thank you so much guys for the kind words and recommendations.
Always a pleasure hearing from all of you.
Always a pleasure hearing from all of you.
What to check before buying a Peterson?
- Thread starter TheCROW
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Crow, that's a grand looking pipe! Just fill with EMP, light, and enjoy! Let us know how it smokes when you get a chance.
Did you smoke it?
If not (or even if you did) and you have any reservations about the coating (and I really don't but now I remove it) it's easy to remove.
Today at lunch I finally opened a package that had a new Peterson. I started removing the bowl coating at 11:52 and was done at 11:56 so 4 minutes and a few seconds was the total time it took. Hot water and scrunched bits of paper towel, then a little bit of sanding with 200 grit, another damp wipe, a little soap and water on the stem and a quick flush and a couple of cleaners through it! Difficult ones - 5 minutes, lol!
It's a routine now, but I enjoy it and like seeing the briar revealed.
If not (or even if you did) and you have any reservations about the coating (and I really don't but now I remove it) it's easy to remove.
Today at lunch I finally opened a package that had a new Peterson. I started removing the bowl coating at 11:52 and was done at 11:56 so 4 minutes and a few seconds was the total time it took. Hot water and scrunched bits of paper towel, then a little bit of sanding with 200 grit, another damp wipe, a little soap and water on the stem and a quick flush and a couple of cleaners through it! Difficult ones - 5 minutes, lol!
It's a routine now, but I enjoy it and like seeing the briar revealed.
I still haven't smoked it because I'm waiting to get home.
I don't think I will bother removing the coating cos it seems smooth just like my other pipes I smoked without removing it. So I don't think it will affect the taste.
On another hand, as I was browsing around pipe shops and checking other pipes in my hands, I came across some Petersons which had a very odd, rough and somewhat brittle coatings, I assume those were the ones giving problems....
Thank you for info though! Much appreciated.
I don't think I will bother removing the coating cos it seems smooth just like my other pipes I smoked without removing it. So I don't think it will affect the taste.
On another hand, as I was browsing around pipe shops and checking other pipes in my hands, I came across some Petersons which had a very odd, rough and somewhat brittle coatings, I assume those were the ones giving problems....
Thank you for info though! Much appreciated.