Recent content by Mikhailovich

I am talking about the curing process. Pre-finish. The document supplied by Jar shows that Dunhill's process involved soaking the stummels in olive oil or mineral oil and then after they had "steeped" in the oil for a certain amount of time, they were then heated in an oven designed...

Olive oil would present some interesting problems. Wiping the waxed side wouldn't cause a flavour intrusion, but I can't imagine the flavour and the scent not being foremost if the briar were boiled in it. Also, olive oil when boiled can cause a very thick gum to form in the pot. I would have...

I've read about briars that are "oil soaked." Somewhere I read an article...JustForHim perhaps...that said briar is often boiled in alcohol or oil in order to drive the sap from the wood so that the pipe may breathe better. My question is, what kind of oil? Some oils used in woodfinishing...

In the end, it is a nice pipe. :P

I like your signature line. Life is way to short to drink anything bad!

I'm new to this site, it was suggested by a friend. I hope to be able to enjoy good discussions on tabak and other tangents. :arrow: Not looking to be proselytized or make any long term commitments!