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Briar Pipes with a Virgin Finish
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 18630"><p>As people have pointed out :</p><p></p><p>Coloring more on the shank and bowl bottom : moisture/oils related ; Coloring more on the bowl: heat related.</p><p></p><p>One minor aspect of this is that the ph level of carnuba wax is somewhat acidic. Repeated heatings will necessarily activate the reaction of it with the underlying stain and briar, the result cumulating over time. </p><p></p><p>One favorite pipe here is a 22 year-old smooth, bent Caminetto estate that's been smoked incessantly. The end of the shank where the tenon fills it is still kind of sandy blonde-tan that was probably its original shade ; the rest has colored to a deep, warm, dark brown. Looks at first glance like a dark pipe that's had the shank sanded in fitting it with a new stem and never re-stained, but not so. Definite meerschaum effect.</p><p></p><p>:face:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 18630"] As people have pointed out : Coloring more on the shank and bowl bottom : moisture/oils related ; Coloring more on the bowl: heat related. One minor aspect of this is that the ph level of carnuba wax is somewhat acidic. Repeated heatings will necessarily activate the reaction of it with the underlying stain and briar, the result cumulating over time. One favorite pipe here is a 22 year-old smooth, bent Caminetto estate that's been smoked incessantly. The end of the shank where the tenon fills it is still kind of sandy blonde-tan that was probably its original shade ; the rest has colored to a deep, warm, dark brown. Looks at first glance like a dark pipe that's had the shank sanded in fitting it with a new stem and never re-stained, but not so. Definite meerschaum effect. :face: [/QUOTE]
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