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[Gaby]

I got my Briar wood pipe in the mail yesterday. It`s exciting to experience something new.

That is beautiful!

 

[SeekinTruth]

I got my Briar wood pipe in the mail yesterday. It`s exciting to experience something new.

That is beautiful!

Yeah, that's a really good looking pipe. Enjoy it. :)

 

[Nook]

Very nice and stylish! Enjoy ;)

 

[Mountain Crown]

I got my Briar wood pipe in the mail yesterday. It`s exciting to experience something new.


It`s a little tricky getting the tobacco tamped just right! I was using the long wooden matches to start off with(until I can get a decent lighter without the flaming chemicals, so to speak)!


The organic American Spirit rolling tobacco is what I was using to roll cigs, so I gave that a shot with the pipe. Not bad. I felt a little light headed, but I guess it takes a little getting used to.

Any thoughts about breaking in a new pipe?

Beautiful pipe Nancy2feathers!

[Quote author= gardenguides.com]

How to Season a Pipe

Overview

Smoking a pipe can be a very enjoyable experience; however, to properly use a wooden pipe, it must be seasoned. Seasoning a tobacco pipe is a very important part of using the pipe, as it will prevent the pipe from burning, becoming dried out or cracking. The seasoning process will create a layer of carbon, called dottle, inside the bowl of your pipe, which will prepare it for more frequent use without damaging it.

Step 1

Smoke your pipe no more than twice a day at most for the first two weeks of the seasoning process. Fill your pipe loosely, and gently tamp down the tobacco so that your bowl is between one-third and half full for the first four to five days.

Step 2

Light your pipe quickly without burning the wood of the bowl. Charring the wood will damage the pipe, whereas the black layer that develops within your pipe is carbon buildup. This is the important seasoning layer of carbon. Hold the flame over the center of the bowl to avoid burning the wood.

Step 3

Smoke the tobacco gently while it is seasoning. Do not take large draws from your pipe until it is properly seasoned; rich mouthfuls will prevent the pipe from seasoning.

Step 4

Allow the pipe to cool completely between uses. Empty your pipe immediately if it becomes hot to hold rather than just warm, as this means the tobacco is burning too hot and the bowl will be damaged.

Step 5

Keep the dottle maintained in your pipe; it should be no more than one millimeter thick. Use a reamer to clean the bowl and use a pipe cleaner to remove the dottle from the stem.[/quote]

 

[pete02]

I got my Briar wood pipe in the mail yesterday. It`s exciting to experience something new.

That is beautiful!

Yeah, that's a really good looking pipe. Enjoy it. :)

That really is beauty of a pipe Nancy. I like the length of the stem too. ;)

 

[Nancy2feathers]

It`s definitely an interesting, and I must say, a more relaxing experience in smoking.

Thanks Jerry, for the info on breaking the pipe in. That`s good to know.

She is a beauty. Thanks for the pipe support!

 

[Aya]

Thanks for the info. I've also been smoking Kentucky for a long time and now it is time to try something new. For these products, it looks like that I need to get a leaf shredder first. :)

You can also cut the leaves with scissors--one of the websites should have some directions. You basically take out the stems and roll the leaves into a kind of semi-cigar and then try and cut thin strips diagonally on the roll. It's a bit difficult and is time consuming and I've historically ended up having little chunks of strips because they stick together a bit when cutting, which requires kind of mixing it together and separating them by hand.

For my most recent purchase, I decided to try a (new--definitely not used) pasta cutter. I got this one:

_http://www.amazon.com/Fantes-Great-Ginas-Pasta-Machine/dp/B00698PP5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357309374&sr=8-1

but haven't tried it out yet so I can't comment on how good it is. I really haven't found a good, reasonably priced option for cutting the leaves. There's also this device:

_http://www.leafonly.com/tobacco_leaf_shredder_standard.php

I personally think it's kind of ridiculous that it costs $50.

Thank you, Foxx. I was wondering about a leaf shredder because one of the website sells the cutting machine for $264.00! I didn't know it costs that much.

But I cannot spare much time for cutting leaves by hands either, time is money, too. I would rather spend a little extra money for a good machine. Maybe I end up getting a pasta machine as well. I am going do my own research and figure it out what to do.

She is a beauty. Thanks for the pipe support!

Beautiful!

 

[freesurfer]

very interesting..
I'm a big smoker since more of 20 years.. since a view years, I smock just natural tobacco, + and - 20 per days.. here in ecuador, theiy call that "chamico" is really a culture thing here.
I smoke when I drive, when I am on the computer, when I work.. really I think I don't smoke just when I sleep.. I really like that!
I'm A+, but don't believe that have some link.. well maybe.
I've sopped 4 month 6 years ago, and I fall in some depressive state.. it's was clear for me.. I can live without tobacco..
so when I read the first time "is a profil"... I did not doubt it only a second!
When we come here, 5 years ago I did not want to smoke inside our "House", (for my child's) .. and one days speaking with my old neighbor, I complained to have find 5 red scorpion ( not mortal variety) in the firsts month under the old roof, and he says to me, - but, why you don't smoke inside?!
He was right.. since this days I smoke where I'm, in the house too.. and no more scorpions, (just one dead on the floor, one more times in 5 years)
I personally don't like the american spirit, I don't know why but I don't feel good with this one, a friend present me a yellow package and he is always in the drawer..

I really haven't found a good, reasonably priced option for cutting the leaves. There's also this device:

_http://www.leafonly.com/tobacco_leaf_shredder_standard.php

I personally think it's kind of ridiculous that it costs $50.

I agree for the price..
but someway it can to be subjective .. like for Aya, when you see the work (and time) that gives me to cut my tobacco.. and the result.. when you have pieces like this..

maybe I will buy one thanks for the link, Foxx, I like the manual side..

 

[Mr. Premise]

Thanks for the info. I've also been smoking Kentucky for a long time and now it is time to try something new. For these products, it looks like that I need to get a leaf shredder first. :)

You can also cut the leaves with scissors--one of the websites should have some directions. You basically take out the stems and roll the leaves into a kind of semi-cigar and then try and cut thin strips diagonally on the roll. It's a bit difficult and is time consuming and I've historically ended up having little chunks of strips because they stick together a bit when cutting, which requires kind of mixing it together and separating them by hand.

For my most recent purchase, I decided to try a (new--definitely not used) pasta cutter. I got this one:

_http://www.amazon.com/Fantes-Great-Ginas-Pasta-Machine/dp/B00698PP5C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357309374&sr=8-1

but haven't tried it out yet so I can't comment on how good it is. I really haven't found a good, reasonably priced option for cutting the leaves. There's also this device:

_http://www.leafonly.com/tobacco_leaf_shredder_standard.php

I personally think it's kind of ridiculous that it costs $50.

Thank you, Foxx. I was wondering about a leaf shredder because one of the website sells the cutting machine for $264.00! I didn't know it costs that much.

But I cannot spare much time for cutting leaves by hands either, time is money, too. I would rather spend a little extra money for a good machine. Maybe I end up getting a pasta machine as well. I am going do my own research and figure it out what to do.

If the shredder you're thinking about it the Powermatic, I ended up getting one and it is an awesome machine. Pasta makers are hard to work and the leaves gum up the works and the scissors method is time consuming. The Powermatic shreds so fast that by far the most time is spent removing the mid rib, which has to be done by hand. The Powermatic shreds faster than you can feed it.

 

[Mr. Premise]

One thing about the Powermatic. It does a cigarette shred. In my experience, cigarette shred does not work well with pipe smoking. It burns too fast and hot. For pipe tobacco I take somewhat moist leaf strips, lay them flat on top of each other then press it in a freezer bag between two boards with a C-clamp for 12 hours. Then manually slice the plug thin with a knife.

 

[Mountain Crown]

What about home office paper shredders?

Is there a difference? They're less expensive.

 

[Mr. Premise]

What about home office paper shredders?

Is there a difference? They're less expensive.

From what I've read, you want a thickness of .085 to 2 mm for cigarettes and the paper shredders that shred that thin cost more. The regular ones make it hard to use with cigarette injector tubes from what I've read. There is also the issue of clogging, since you're not shredding dry paper. But it would probably work for a while.

 

[Mr. Premise]

What about home office paper shredders?

Is there a difference? They're less expensive.

From what I've read, you want a thickness of .085 to 2 mm for cigarettes and the paper shredders that shred that thin cost more. The regular ones make it hard to use with cigarette injector tubes from what I've read. There is also the issue of clogging, since you're not shredding dry paper. But it would probably work for a while.

I just read about one guy who had one that shredded to the right thickness and he said there were no clogging issues, but that he had to run it through three times to get the right shred. And the ones that shred to the right thickness cost as much or more than the Powermatic. The guy who described using the shredder for tobacco a couple of years ago now uses a Powermatic.

One way to defray the cost of the Powermatic is if you have friends in your area who are willing to share the cost. You can easily shred a years' worth of tobacco in an hour with one of them.

 

[Foxx]

What about home office paper shredders?

Is there a difference? They're less expensive.

I've seen some people online use them and they look like they work fairly well from a couple of youtube videos I saw (some people turn them upside down to have less restriction on feeding the leaves in--just be careful of fingers!), the only two concerns I have is that they produce fairly thick strips unless you buy a really expensive one (as far as I saw) and I don't know if they'll have any oil on the cutters or something similar, since they're for paper and not anything meant for human consumption. I may just be being paranoid with the last part, though.

 

[TheLostBoy]

Beautiful pipe Nancy! Enjoy! :)