| WHY HAVE MORE THAN ONE PIPE? | | | | the pipe is filled and is pressed down very firmly. The |
| While it is usually advisable for a new smoker to start | | | | reason for this is that when you tamp the second |
| with a smaller pipe, since he is not used to a long | | | | pinch, you are re-tamping the first one. The object is to |
| smoke, most smokers find that the bigger the pipe is a | | | | have the pipe uniformly and firmly packed from top to |
| better smoke. A large pipe smokes cooler and holds | | | | bottom. Most tobaccos, and particularly the longer cuts, |
| fire better. -When you are busy use a smaller pipe. | | | | uncurl and loosen when the pipe is first lit. It is therefore |
| When you are relaxing in the evening - smoke a large | | | | necessary to light the pipe, then tamp it and re-light, As |
| pipe. One point of interest: some people believe that a | | | | the pipe is smoked down, pour out any loose ash and |
| sand- blasted pipe will smoke cooler than a polished | | | | re-tamp if required. When you are ready to put a pipe |
| pipe, due to its much larger surface area. In large pipes | | | | aside, knock it out and put it down to cool; removing |
| this is not especially important since they will always | | | | the stem or bit from a hot pipe will crack the shank. |
| smoke cool, but it may be a consideration in choosing | | | | This is one of the major points in caring for a pipe. |
| a smaller pipe.How much should you pay for a pipe? | | | | Once the pipe has cooled down completely, run a pipe |
| Over the years, the price of pipes has almost exactly | | | | cleaner through it, and stand it stem up in a pipe rack. |
| equaled the price of shoes. The reason is that both | | | | Do not leave the pipe cleaner in it. This interferes with, |
| are made of natural material with much hand work. A | | | | rather than helps the drying process. Incidentally, when |
| reasonable price for anyone to pay for a pipe is what | | | | removing the stem from a pipe, always pretend that it |
| he pays for shoes. There is one important difference: | | | | has a fine thread and unscrew it; then screw it back in. |
| shoes wear out and pipes do not. We often see pipes | | | | Wiggling or tugging the bit out will result in a loose stem. |
| more than thirty years old. | | | | As you smoke your pipe, carbon will develop. When |
| CHOOSING THE TOBACCO | | | | the carbon exceeds I mm (about the thickness of a |
| As far as we know, tongue bite is always a matter of | | | | dime), ream it to leave 1 mm. Carbon is not something |
| tobacco. Most cheap tobaccos will bite. Your | | | | that "if a little bit is good, more is better". Excessive |
| tobacconist will have several blends which he knows | | | | carbon will crack a pipe, make it smoke hotter and |
| will not bite. It does pay to start smoking a pipe with | | | | make it hard to knock out. Remove it with a proper |
| high quality tobacco. After you have been smoking a | | | | tool, a reamer, to avoid damaging the pipe. If you break |
| pipe for some time you may experiment with the | | | | a pipe which you like, it is always worth repairing. New |
| cheaper tobaccos if you like, but at the start it might | | | | stems are inexpensive and even a cracked or broken |
| be disastrous. | | | | shank can be repaired. Pipe smoking, like all the finer |
| FILLING AND MAINTAINING YOUR PIPES | | | | things in life such as Scotch, Champagne, Caviar and |
| In filling a pipe, the object is to pack the pipe as tightly | | | | Classical music, is an acquired taste. It must be learned, |
| as possible while still having it draw freely. This is | | | | but like all finer things it isrewarding and well worth |
| accomplished by packing the first pinch lightly, the | | | | learning. Good luck, and happy and successful pipe |
| second pinch, a little more firmly and so forth until when | | | | smoking. |