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'''Spiderwebbing''': A term used to describe a possible condition of estate pipes, spiderwebbing is the result of oversmoking but, rather than showing in a single spot like char in the bowl or a burnout, is characterized by a pattern of char lines, which look like shallow cracks and are actually burnt into the wood of the bowl. Can be concealed by any amount of cake or even a bowl coating, and so it is usually only evident in a bowl which has been sanded back to bare wood. | '''Spiderwebbing''': A term used to describe a possible condition of estate pipes, spiderwebbing is the result of oversmoking but, rather than showing in a single spot like char in the bowl or a burnout, is characterized by a pattern of char lines, which look like shallow cracks and are actually burnt into the wood of the bowl. Can be concealed by any amount of cake or even a bowl coating, and so it is usually only evident in a bowl which has been sanded back to bare wood. | ||
'''Spur''': A small protrusion at the bottom of traditional clay | '''Spur''': A small protrusion at the bottom of traditional [[clay pipe]]s to ensure a hot bowl does not burn the table. Frequently included in cutty pipes made even in briar and meerschaum in later decades as an ornamental element of the cutty shape. Seen only occasionally today. | ||
[[File:Spur.jpg|thumb|center|100px|Clay Pipe Resting on Spur]] | [[File:Spur.jpg|thumb|center|100px|Clay Pipe Resting on Spur]] | ||