> I have a favorite pipe that I think has some cracks inside
> the bowl. Just to get a mental picture it is a bulldog shape,
> with a tapered bowl inside and even more steeply tapered outside,
> making the bowl walls very thin down at the bottom. It is fairly
> new and has been smoked less than a hundred bowls. I noticed in
> bright light that there are what looks to be tiny faint cracks
> down at the very bottom and one at the vent opening. It has been
> taking time building a cake and there is not much cake down at
> the very bottom so that is why I suspect it is the wood itself.
> OK, hit me straight with the bad news, how bad is this?
> Dave
You have already received some answers to this, but I will add a few
things. It appears that you probably have been smoking the pipe too
hot. If there are small cracks inside the bowl (and nothing on the
outside of the bowl), that is likely the case and you may be okay.
Has the pipe been too hot to the touch when smoking? That can cause
cracks inside the bowl. Your pipe can be saved if it is not pre-
burnout (meaning the cracks are from your smoking too hot and not
from poor briar). You can continue to smoke (and with care) to allow
a cake to build. It is possible that the cake will cover the
cracks. Alternatively, you can send the pipe away for a coating.
Someone like Scott at 'piperestore.com' can properly ream the bowl
and add a coating (he charges only $15 for this service). Let us
know how you go....
Professor
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