Why Some Briar Gets Hot

[Searock Fan]

Sometimes the reason is it just does.

Nothing's going on! It's just one of those things.

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[sablebrush52]

If you use the search bar above you will find many threads discussing the specifics of heat transfer in wood but the bottom line is usually a piece of briar with excessive phylum.

Is there a cure for that?

 

[Searock Fan]

Is there a cure for that?

Yes, a phylumdectomy.

 

[AJL67]

Yes, a phylumdectomy.

Oh i was going to get him a double lobotomy and 5 rolls of rubber wallpaper for Christmas.

 

[Hillcrest]

Is there a cure for that?

Cure ? No. But treatments to significantly reduce the problem may include thicker bowl coating/carbon build up, refinishing porous areas of pipe, slower cadence, different tobaccos etc., all of which I learned on these threads by certified experts of which you are one. This forum is a treasure trove of invaluable information. Some discernment required however.

 

[Searock Fan]

certified experts

I must have missed something. Who are these "certified experts" and who certified them?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Cure ? No.

I think Jesse was poking fun at the typo.

 

[jpberg]

In my experience the denser briar seems to heat up a little more than the lighter fluffier briar does. I have some so hard that it actually dings when I flick my fingernail against the side.
I have a few that are dense and they took the sandblast really well that heat up, and one with remarkable grain that also dings when thumped that heats up.
This is just out of my tad over 100 pipes. I don't think that I could make an overall confident assumption about all dense pipes.

This is my experience to a T.
I’ve got one in particular that almost rings like an anvil - Spanish briar that was magic from the first light.
Doesn’t get burn your fingers hot, but certainly warmer than most.

 

[Hillcrest]

I think Jesse was poking fun at the typo.

Sorry ! (under a lot of stress lately) ... I originally meant the thick dark grain in the wood that is porous and originally carried water to the plant ... Xylem ?. My bad ! So the correct answer to @sablebrush52 's question would be ... spell checker.

 

[dingdong]

The different heat dissipation is indeed real, from my experience. Some pipes are relatively cooler than others, with similar thickness, most likely due to wood/briar characteristics (quality, age, etc).

 

[tobakenist]

Are you in Yarmouth in the UK ?

 

[K.E. Powell]

You said both were estate pipes, yes? I would hazard to guess that pipes that have been used frequently over a long period of time may eventually perform slightly worse than when they were fresh, so to speak. Entropy, essentially. Perhaps the estates you have were used long and hard, and lost some of their insulating characteristics and porousness. I know for myself, at least, I only purchase estates that are gently used and fairly new; I will only get a much older pipe if the price is very good and it really catches my attention.

I'm not an expert on the matter, and for our more empirically demanding members, no, I do not have any evidence to back up my hypothesis.