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<blockquote data-quote="thomas james" data-source="post: 15628" data-attributes="member: 4"><p>At one point, I too hated to break in a new pipe. I followed the "old rules." Break em in with partial bowls and in a systematic progressive way. Somewhere along the line I got lazy and just filled new pipes to the top, smoked em and added them to my rotation. The "results" are the same in the end. One qualifier,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I am careful not to let a new pipe get hot for the first so many bowls. Good briar with good engineering should not need pampering when new. They do however improve over time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this is more "seasoning" than it is "breaking in." I don't confuse "seasoning" briar with "curing" briar. To me, "seasoning" is a perpetual process. To this extent, estate pipes are attractive because they are "seasoned." A "seasoned" pipe can be "purified" and reamed by a pro to a point of "neutrality." Our very own PSPR&R does this time and time again. I just like doing "it" from scratch. Kinda like getting a new base ball mit as a kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thomas james, post: 15628, member: 4"] At one point, I too hated to break in a new pipe. I followed the "old rules." Break em in with partial bowls and in a systematic progressive way. Somewhere along the line I got lazy and just filled new pipes to the top, smoked em and added them to my rotation. The "results" are the same in the end. One qualifier,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I am careful not to let a new pipe get hot for the first so many bowls. Good briar with good engineering should not need pampering when new. They do however improve over time,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this is more "seasoning" than it is "breaking in." I don't confuse "seasoning" briar with "curing" briar. To me, "seasoning" is a perpetual process. To this extent, estate pipes are attractive because they are "seasoned." A "seasoned" pipe can be "purified" and reamed by a pro to a point of "neutrality." Our very own PSPR&R does this time and time again. I just like doing "it" from scratch. Kinda like getting a new base ball mit as a kid. [/QUOTE]
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