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Pipe Care - Part Two: Cleaning Your Briar Pipe on a Regular Basis

Without regularly cleaning your briar pipes,process until the pipe cleaners come out
they will become a sour tasting experience,clean. Blow through the stem gently to
and will no longer provide you with thedislodge any leftover ash and wipe your pipe
smoking pleasure you desire. To eliminatewith a soft cloth, perhaps with a dab of your
such problems, you need to embark on afavorite Pipe polish. Place the pipe back on
regimen of regular cleaning and maintenanceit's rack or stand and allow it to rest,
for  your  pipes.hopefully for two to four days before it is
smoked  again.
Tools for cleaning: Tapered pipe cleaners,
bristle pipe cleaners, regular or extraOnce  A  Month
fluffy pipe cleaners, pipe sweetener or grain
alcohol,  Shank  brush  or  cotton  swab.You should give your pipes a deep cleaning.
Most smokers do it on a regular basis.
Before You Light-Up: Caring for your pipesExperiment with how often you should do this
start with you very first smoke. So, ifcleaning in time you will know what works
you're a beginner, make note; Before eachbest  for  you.
smoke, run a pipe cleaner through the stem to
remove any ash or tobacco left behind, thenExtra  cleaning  tools:  Pipe  Reamer & Pick.
gently tap your pipe, holding it by the bowl,
on  a  cork  knocker.  Do  not  use  force!First, carefully remove the stem of the pipe
from the bowl and lay the two pieces on a
As you Smoke: While you are smoking keep thepaper towel. Dip a regular pipe cleaner in
flame above the tobacco, so as not to charalcohol and run it through the stem. It will
the rim of your pipe. If the rim of yourmost likely come out with some black or brown
pipes begin to darken just moisten a piperesidue on it. Follow this pipe cleaner with
cleaner or cotton swab with saliva and ruba dry one, and repeat until the pipe cleaner
it. This will eliminate the dark color. If acomes out the same color as it went in. Run a
pipe starts to have a bad taste whilelast "dry" pipe cleaner to remove any
smoking, it is probably time for a goodmoisture and set the stem aside. Using
cleaning.bristle pipe cleaners, moistened with
alcohol, vigorously swab out the air-hole of
After Smoking: Before we start any cleaningthe pipe, alternating with dry, regular pipe
remember NOT to remove the stem from a pipecleaners. Don't be afraid to use a lot of
while it is still warm. The stem may loosenpipe cleaners. Pipe cleaners are cheap, new
and you can end up cracking the shank orpipes aren't. Once your dry pipe cleaner
breaking the tenon. After each smoke, youcomes out the same color as it went in, run
should give you pipe a thorough cleaning. Letanother dry one to absorb any moisture. Using
the pipe cool down completely, and then stira cotton swab or shank brush, clean out the
up any ash and residue left at the bottom oftenon, the portion of the pipe where the stem
the bowl. Cover the bowl with your fingersattaches to the bowl. If your stem or bowl
and shake the pipe to evenly distribute thehas a band, now is the time to polish it.
ash along the inside walls of the bowl, whichCarefully reinsert the stem into the bowl,
will greatly speed the formation of 'cake', aand wipe it with a soft cloth with a little
protective layer of carbonized tobacco andpipe polish . Allow your pipe to rest for a
ash inside your pipe. Cake is an insulatorcouple of days before smoking it, this way
and greatly extends the life of your pipe,the alcohol will evaporate completely. If you
guarding it against burn outs. Dispose of thehave cleaned most or all of your briar pipes
remaining residue, and run a bristle pipeat once, now is a good time to smoke your
cleaner through the stem, repeating themeerschaums.



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