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Kyle Weiss



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PostSubject: Re: Kleen Reem    Fri Mar 30, 2012 12:45 pm

Dunhill is the George Luca$ of the pipe world--I suppose we're lucky they aren't asking for a small return by even just mentioning their name. Laughing

I think a Case knife would be perfect, but I wouldn't hesitate at a sale-priced Sav Fitsall (thanks PD, forgot the name)...

...the thing about the Kleen Reem is, you can use it like a Fitsall. I've used a Fitsall before, and if you simply narrow down the Kleen Reem to its narrowest, you can use it in a similar manner. I've never used the Kleen Reem for maintaining a cake, just taking down cake that was terribly uneven or simply too thick, always on estate pipes--to give them a fresh start. I haven't had them skip around or "chatter" in the bowl, and if they simply weren't giving an even cut to the cake in question, I narrowed 'em down and pretended it was a Fitsall--then continued as they intended.

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PostSubject: Re: Kleen Reem    Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:13 pm

I've used the Senior like you describe. Works pretty well that way and when used to hog out a badly caked bowl who's gonna sweat a little chatter?
The Fitsall is probably safer than the Case but after a tad of practice on a beater the Case is hard to beat. I'd like to glom a Fitsall some day but on my income it ain't gonna happen any time soon. I'd like to get a Pete 05 but it's gonna have to wait too. Oh well, I've got the things I really need. Wants can wait till my ship comes in...meanwhile it's the Case for me.
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PostSubject: Re: Kleen Reem    Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:24 pm

UberHuberMan wrote:
That being said, I've been told by professional restoration guys that you don't want to have any cake in your pipe at all and should wipe down the chamber with a cloth or a folded pipe cleaner after every smoke to keep the chamber as cake free as possible. I trust that they know what they're talking about, but I stick to the folk wisdom of the dime's thickness rule. It works for me. Smile

When I was corresponding with Dave at Walker Briar Works regarding my meerschaum pipe I asked about maintenance. For the meer he suggested wiping it out after each use to prevent buildup of cake. I know that meers are different than briars but do generally wipe mine out with a paper towel when I'm done with a smoke. I have a nice folding pipe tool that I got from Cup-o-Joe's for about $17. It resembles a pocket knife and one of the 4 tools is a dull blade with a blunt point that I use to take the high spots off the cake in my bowls before the wipe down. I guess when my cake builds up toward the thickness of a dime I should seriously start looking for a reamer.
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PostSubject: Re: Kleen Reem    Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:14 pm

Lesepfeife wrote:
UberHuberMan wrote:
That being said, I've been told by professional restoration guys that you don't want to have any cake in your pipe at all and should wipe down the chamber with a cloth or a folded pipe cleaner after every smoke to keep the chamber as cake free as possible. I trust that they know what they're talking about, but I stick to the folk wisdom of the dime's thickness rule. It works for me. Smile

When I was corresponding with Dave at Walker Briar Works regarding my meerschaum pipe I asked about maintenance. For the meer he suggested wiping it out after each use to prevent buildup of cake. I know that meers are different than briars but do generally wipe mine out with a paper towel when I'm done with a smoke. I have a nice folding pipe tool that I got from Cup-o-Joe's for about $17. It resembles a pocket knife and one of the 4 tools is a dull blade with a blunt point that I use to take the high spots off the cake in my bowls before the wipe down. I guess when my cake builds up toward the thickness of a dime I should seriously start looking for a reamer.


Yup! Conventional wisdom is that it's important to keep a meer cake free as much as possible. They're much more prone to cracking, I think is the reason.
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