greater kansas city pipe club meeting november 20, 2014
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Greater Kansas City Pipe Club Meeting November 20, 2014
What happens if you never sharpen a knife?
Clean out your vacuum? • After a while, performance is diminished
The same will happen to a pipe if not properly maintained:• Tobacco will not taste as good• Pipe may smoke wet and/or sour etc
Begins with the very first smoke and how you prep the bowl:• Some moistening or protection advisable• Slow and cool smoking required to avoid bowl
scorching• Smoke the entire bowl from top to bottom
Clean the ‘ash hole’ completely with a pipe cleaner. Same with pipe shank
Avoid overworking the pipe & let it dry. Clean rim and outside of bowl with soft cloth
Cake retains flavor and protects the inside of the bowl
Optimal thickness between a dime and a nickel• If too much cake, bowl capacity reduced &
may crack the bowl• If too little, may not retain flavor & may
smoke hot & wet
Good absorbent pipe cleaners Soft cleaning cloth Pipe cake/bowl reamer
• Caliper, knife, buttner scraper (rounded bottom only)
Alcohol good quality drinking spirit (for you). Everclear for the pipe (avoid isopropyl/witch hazel). Breaks down tars and resins from tobacco.
Shank Brush Warm coffee (cleans outside of bowl
and rim without damaging finish/stain Cigar ash – good silver polish
• Basis for pipe mud for hotspot repair or raising bowl floor if draft hole is too high
Kosher salt or deactivated charcoal if major/deep cleaning is required (seek experienced person to help – may cause damage)
Buffing wheel removes dirt but also removes stem and bowl material/nomenclature
Sharp pointed ‘reamers’ may eventually puncture the bottom of the pipe bowl
Pipe cleaner use if too aggressive can eventually wear a hole through the front wall of the pipe bowl
Dry pipe tobacco provides a sweeter cooler smoke and less residual moisture
The more frequently you smoke a pipe during the course of a day, it may not taste quite as good with each additional smoke• A good rule of thumb: ‘Smoke a pipe once a day
then let it rest for a day or two.’ Tobacco tastes better after a meal Lighter blends early in the day. Heavier
blends for later in the day or evenings. There are always exceptions and
differing opinions regarding the information noted in this presentation!
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