Thread: Pipe of the Day

Originally Posted by Thug

I presume Askwith is a custom pipe artisan.

No, the artisan in question is African Hardwood Pipes, Jonathan Taylor.

Yes, Chris Askwith. I googled morta bowl devil anse pipe and almost everything that came up was Askwith. I just found Jonathan Taylor on facebook though, he's got some really beautiful pipes on there.

Cleaning a long clay pipe. I tried a bunch of times and the picture was sideways every time, so I guess you'll just have to turn your head.

Interesting.

Any specific reason why it needs to be fired to be cleaned?

Originally Posted by Thug

Interesting.

Any specific reason why it needs to be fired to be cleaned?

It seems to be the easiest way, all the tar it's absorbed and all the carbon built up in the bowl just burn right out. It's too thin for pipe cleaners, and probably too absorbent for alcohol, although I haven't tried. The thing is you need pretty high and even heat. I had a similar pipe that I tried to clean with a blow torch. It came up pretty clean, but the bowl started to crack because it was expanding unevenly. I got two or three more smokes out of it, but then if fell apart. I tried cleaning it in the oven in my kitchen once, but it stank out the whole apartment and it was still not very clean after. I should have done a before and after picture, but you can see it's like new now.

It does look like new.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

It seems to be the easiest way, all the tar it's absorbed and all the carbon built up in the bowl just burn right out. It's too thin for pipe cleaners, and probably too absorbent for alcohol, although I haven't tried. The thing is you need pretty high and even heat. I had a similar pipe that I tried to clean with a blow torch. It came up pretty clean, but the bowl started to crack because it was expanding unevenly. I got two or three more smokes out of it, but then if fell apart. I tried cleaning it in the oven in my kitchen once, but it stank out the whole apartment and it was still not very clean after. I should have done a before and after picture, but you can see it's like new now.

Yes. You really don’t want to clean them with alcohol. Although it will eventually evaporate, the clay is extremely absorbent and the best way to clean them is as shown. Good ole fire. At least that’s the best way I have found. They are quite under rated pipes. Very fragile and they can get hot but if you are careful and sit and smoke with some grace and dignity (which I don’t always do) they are excellent and you experience the tobacco like no other.

Haddos Delight in a Radice Rind Canadian. Aged just a couple of years and it is tasting really good.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

It seems to be the easiest way, all the tar it's absorbed and all the carbon built up in the bowl just burn right out. It's too thin for pipe cleaners, and probably too absorbent for alcohol, although I haven't tried. The thing is you need pretty high and even heat. I had a similar pipe that I tried to clean with a blow torch. It came up pretty clean, but the bowl started to crack because it was expanding unevenly. I got two or three more smokes out of it, but then if fell apart. I tried cleaning it in the oven in my kitchen once, but it stank out the whole apartment and it was still not very clean after. I should have done a before and after picture, but you can see it's like new now.

That is truly keeping a low carbon footprint Braaaa Vooooooo !

Just my normal old tobaccos, Bayou Morning and Old Joe Krantz. Old photo, too.

Some Haunted Bookshop in a Castello. Photo from last night but with my new LabRadar chronograph. Actually a radar so there’s are no screens to shoot through. A very nice unit to have.