Unless you're trying to get rid of a dreadful ghost, I fail to see why a good ream wouldn't suffice. If sanding makes you happy, sand away.
Who Has Sanded Out a Bowl on a Smoked Pipe?
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I wrapped some shop roll sandpaper around a dowel and sanded the cake out of a few of my pipes when I woke up and realized I really wasn’t a fan of thick crumbling cake in my pipes. I don’t own a reamer. Only did it to them the one time. Started cleaning them out after every smoke after that, and haven’t had a need to do it again.
I'm too lazy to do it by hand, I ream then hit it with the dremel, lightly of course. Then follow with Alcohol and Cotton ball treatment.
Haven't messed up yet.
Haven't messed up yet.
For some years I managed to lay hands on two Savinelli Fitsall pipe knives, meanwhile they have become scarce :
After the first reaming with the usual reaming tool, I carefully ream out the remaining cake with the knife;
it takes a little practice but it works wonders.
Followed by the careful sanding 220 - 300 grit.
Steve Laug from Rebornpipes wrote some interesting posts about them.
After the first reaming with the usual reaming tool, I carefully ream out the remaining cake with the knife;
it takes a little practice but it works wonders.
Followed by the careful sanding 220 - 300 grit.
Steve Laug from Rebornpipes wrote some interesting posts about them.
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A machinist triangular scraper does the same job and is readily available.
Could be, yes. But I worry about the pointy end, while the pipe knife is rounded.
Makes it very suitable for reaming the chamber bottom . It is nice tool too, I suspect the body of the handle to be sand blasted briar.
You could of course work on the pointy end of the scraper too
It is a wonderful idea, thank you !
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Sanded the bowl of my Rossi 315. I've smoked 3 bowls of different tobacco in it and its like a new pipe! It has made a world of difference. It no longer has an off, chemical note. Well worth the time and effort. I plan on doing the same with my Neerup that has been giving me fits.
Through the past years I must have sanded hundreds of bowls .
It takes a little work, but it is rewarding to shape quite some dowels to fit several chamber shapes and sizes , if you take my meaning.
Around each I glue a thin mousepad like foam. It makes the sandpaper adjust to
the chamber so much better and so makes the sanding easier and much more kind to the precious briar. . Savvy ?