Tim_Haggerty
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I was writing to get some feedback about pipe cleaning, which is a topic that's not much talked about here, curiously, since we all do it, one way or another.
I smoke usually 7-10 different bowls a week on average, and usually let then pile up. Then, once a week or so usually, I sit down and clean them out (this is basic cleaning, no polishing, buffing, or treatments). This tends to be over the weekend, when I'm balancing my checkbook and doing other sundry tasks.
Usually, I find this to be a good exercise: first, it gets my favorite pipes back in the rack ready to go, and secondly it provides interesting data, which I might not accrue if I were cleaning after each smoke : which bowls tend to smoke down more readily, which tend to clog up more in the stem, which get charred more, etc.
Finally, I enjoy this part of the hobby: it's another ritual, it smells good and it's another excuse to fill up a bowl. It also facilitates a general cleanup of my office, which is where I smoke the most, as well as go on a hunting-gathering expedition in other rooms, in the car, in coat jackets, etc. for pipes I may have laid down elsewhere.
Any other thoughts?
I smoke usually 7-10 different bowls a week on average, and usually let then pile up. Then, once a week or so usually, I sit down and clean them out (this is basic cleaning, no polishing, buffing, or treatments). This tends to be over the weekend, when I'm balancing my checkbook and doing other sundry tasks.
Usually, I find this to be a good exercise: first, it gets my favorite pipes back in the rack ready to go, and secondly it provides interesting data, which I might not accrue if I were cleaning after each smoke : which bowls tend to smoke down more readily, which tend to clog up more in the stem, which get charred more, etc.
Finally, I enjoy this part of the hobby: it's another ritual, it smells good and it's another excuse to fill up a bowl. It also facilitates a general cleanup of my office, which is where I smoke the most, as well as go on a hunting-gathering expedition in other rooms, in the car, in coat jackets, etc. for pipes I may have laid down elsewhere.
Any other thoughts?