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<blockquote data-quote="Ocelot55" data-source="post: 244165" data-attributes="member: 2387"><p>I don't mind the occasional small fill on basket and mid grade pipes. If a pipe has quite a few I tend to think that there is something wrong with the briar. Who knows how many fills are under the surface of the pipe just waiting to cause burn out. Of course that can be said of high grade pipes too, but generally speaking, if the pipe shows tons of fills the quality of the briar is not good and it will probably have a shorter lifespan than pipes with no fills. I could be way off base here, but that is my opinion. </p><p></p><p>As an amateur pipemaker I am often torn between rustication when a pipe has a couple of blemishes but also has some great grain. (I've never been a fan of partial rustication) Most stummels with flaws are indeed rusticated, but I've had perfectly clean briar with really bland grain. rustication is a no-brainer in that case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ocelot55, post: 244165, member: 2387"] I don't mind the occasional small fill on basket and mid grade pipes. If a pipe has quite a few I tend to think that there is something wrong with the briar. Who knows how many fills are under the surface of the pipe just waiting to cause burn out. Of course that can be said of high grade pipes too, but generally speaking, if the pipe shows tons of fills the quality of the briar is not good and it will probably have a shorter lifespan than pipes with no fills. I could be way off base here, but that is my opinion. As an amateur pipemaker I am often torn between rustication when a pipe has a couple of blemishes but also has some great grain. (I've never been a fan of partial rustication) Most stummels with flaws are indeed rusticated, but I've had perfectly clean briar with really bland grain. rustication is a no-brainer in that case. [/QUOTE]
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