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 : Sigmund, this is a fantastic article! Thanks very much for posting it here. I think it may deserve a separate page linked too from the main topic. I will work on that. Thanks again for your contribution, and all the best! Yours in pipes, Scott --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] 10:05, 31 October 2008 (CDT)
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+Is it really a good idea for a new pipe smoker to start with briar?  Corncob bowls may be a bit smaller, but that's not necessarily a bad thing to the new smoker.  And, to be brutally honest, clay/meer and cob smoke *better* than briar in many respects.  I do own a couple of nice briars and smoke 'em every day, but it really does seem to be a material more appropriate for intermediate/advanced smokers.  They're high maintenance, fussy pieces that take quite a long time to break in. (And you can only smoke them once a day!)
+[[Special:Contributions/184.60.24.115|184.60.24.115]] 18:29, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
+::I think it's a great idea to start with a briar pipe, but you're right to point out that it's not the only option. I started with briar, and most pipe smokers I know have. I remember being a little intimidated by the idea of needing to be careful while breaking in my first pipe, but I have since found that the need for that was a little over wrought in my case. A pre-smoked or "Estate" briar pipe that has been cleaned and sanitized is also a good option.
+::For me the best smoking pipes are briar. Not all of them are, of course--they do vary. The last new briar pipe I smoked was great from the first bowl, and I did not do anything different than my usual smoke in terms of break in. It did have a bowl coating, but I've had others smoke great from the first bowl without one. Also, on a newer pipe, I've gotten away with smoking it more than once a day with no ill effects, although that is not my preference. It's not a bad thing for a new pipe smoker to have to wait for a pipe to rest between bowls either. The tongue and the pipe will both benefit, and it gives time to build up some anticipation too! To each his own, but I don't find briar pipes fussy at all. Still, they are not the only option, and may not be the best option for many smokers. One of the many wonderful things about the world of pipe smoking is all the options. Part of the fun is discovering what you enjoy most and refining the experience. --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] 20:03, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
+== Clogs and stem removal ==
+The article says:
+"'''Clogs'''<br>Sometimes while smoking, the tiny smoke hole in the tobacco chamber may become clogged with tobacco, especially after tamping, and even though you can draw on the pipe, you can't get much smoke. Assuming there is tobacco remaining to be smoked, just remove the tip, and then clear the smoke hole with the reamer tool, a thin steel rod, and then relight the pipe."
+This seems to suggest removing the stem from a hot, or at least warm, pipe!  Even this article later cautions strongly against ever doing this, as does everything else I've ever read on the topic.  I've had good luck before running a pipe cleaner down the stem, and in an emergency I probably wouldn't hesitate to pull the stem from my Nørding - which has a very stout shank, but otherwise, unless this happened while I was first lighting the pipe, I'd run a pipe cleaner down the stem, set the pipe down, and leave it till it was fully cooled.  I see this as just another reason to have more pipes.
+--[[User:Doug|Doug]] 18:58, 12 August 2010 (UTC)