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Vertical Air flow..Oom Pauls, Hungarians and the like?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sasquatch" data-source="post: 153843" data-attributes="member: 509"><p><img src="https://2img.net/h/i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv347/Sasquatchman1/bent.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Ser Jac and Viprati both use a curved bit from time to time. The advantage is that the pipe takes a cleaner from button to bowl no problem at all. The disadvantage is that the tool is fairly large, taking a little more than 1/4" bore to do the job. Far larger than most people would call ideal. </p><p> </p><p>A somewhat better solution occurs if the maker cuts a ramp from the mortise floor "up" to the airway (which usually terminates in the mortise wall by physical necessity). This is a sort of cheat that allows a pipe cleaner to be slipped down without distorting the airways too badly. </p><p> </p><p>In this diagram the "ramp" is shown in bright pink. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Passing a cleaner is not strictly speaking necessary to make a pipe a good smoker. It's just handy to unplug a bad pack sometimes. But you can make an Oom Paul that does not pass a cleaner and still smokes dry and gurgle free. I'd tell you how but then I'd have to kill you. </p><p> </p><p>There are a few other finesses a guy can pull off, tweaking the tenon shape etc to keep the airflow smooth in these pipes. </p><p> </p><p>Done poorly, without care, they are a disaster. Done well, a real pleasure to smoke. </p><p> </p><p>I can unhesitatingly recommend Castello and Mastro de Paja for full bents, and they are a specialty of mine as well, being my own personal preference in a pipe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sasquatch, post: 153843, member: 509"] [IMG]https://2img.net/h/i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv347/Sasquatchman1/bent.jpg[/IMG]Ser Jac and Viprati both use a curved bit from time to time. The advantage is that the pipe takes a cleaner from button to bowl no problem at all. The disadvantage is that the tool is fairly large, taking a little more than 1/4" bore to do the job. Far larger than most people would call ideal. A somewhat better solution occurs if the maker cuts a ramp from the mortise floor "up" to the airway (which usually terminates in the mortise wall by physical necessity). This is a sort of cheat that allows a pipe cleaner to be slipped down without distorting the airways too badly. In this diagram the "ramp" is shown in bright pink. Passing a cleaner is not strictly speaking necessary to make a pipe a good smoker. It's just handy to unplug a bad pack sometimes. But you can make an Oom Paul that does not pass a cleaner and still smokes dry and gurgle free. I'd tell you how but then I'd have to kill you. There are a few other finesses a guy can pull off, tweaking the tenon shape etc to keep the airflow smooth in these pipes. Done poorly, without care, they are a disaster. Done well, a real pleasure to smoke. I can unhesitatingly recommend Castello and Mastro de Paja for full bents, and they are a specialty of mine as well, being my own personal preference in a pipe. [/QUOTE]
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