PipeNTobaccoFacts

Pipe Burnout

Burnouts can be spoted early in a smoking
pipes life by the development of an area darkening more quickly than the rest of the bowl. The dark patch indicates that the heat
from the burning tobacco is coming
through more intensely in that one spot.

If this happens early enough, the pipe can be saved or exchanged. If it is not caught in time, the result will be a black hole that can not be remedied by warranty or repair.

All that is left is a somber burial in the backyard beside the leg lamp and the mighty oak

Prevention

Break-in your pipe gently. Many people smoke their pipe from the get go like it is a furnace designed to heat
a 4 cubic meter area.

Smoke the first dozen or so bowls slowly, not letting the bowl heat up too much. If you can not hold it against your cheek (your choice of cheek) then you are risking burnout. Stop smoking the pipe and let it cool thoroughly.

Pack your bowl properly and light it evenly.
Follow the hints in the Brigham Brochure for filling your pipe. The tobacco should be firm,and yet retain some spring when pressed. Lighting should be done in a two stage process. A charring light is completed by moving in a circular motion, a wooden match or a butane (Never a Torch) flame over the tobacco. Draw the flame into the tobacco by gently puffing five or six times. Tamp down the ash and repeat the lighting a second time.