Whats in your bowl?

[smokinsteve]

First time trying Escudo. Really liking it so far.



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Escudo is good stuff and that is a great looking pipe!


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Thanks! It’s a cheapish Rossi. Kinda of a Dublin shape. Smokes great


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[Kip]

Serious question. How do you pack that tiny bowl? Your fingers are more than double its size.

Hahaha I stuffed as much as I could in it then used the flat head of a screw as a tamper. Could barely get the tip of my pinky in it.


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That cumbersome process notwithstanding, I like the small bowl. I get a bit of palate fatigue with pipe tobacco and would enjoy a smaller bowl more often. That and I tend to be an eratic cake developer for said reason.

Pack a big bowl. Smoke as long as you like. Put it down.
Relight tomorrow, or whenever the mood strikes.

No problem.

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Getting ready for an afternoon of college football and food with our cohorts....and some freshly rubbed out Marlin Flake in a "screwy" oil-cured Radice

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[kurtdesign1]

Craig, have you tried filling only half of the bowl? I tend to experience palate fatigue while smoke heavier Latakia blends.


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True confession: I'm not comfortable enough packing tobacco to pack a good bowl of different volumes. In fact, I can smoke a bowl of tobacco just fine but I'm noticing that from time to time I get an uneven burn even when all factors are regular. It's like just above where the stem enters the bottom it burns and the surrouding areas combust at a much different (even nonexistant) rate.

I know I just need more practice but it's an anomoly that has occurred multiple times. It has to have something to do with my pack.

[kurtdesign1]

True confession: I'm not comfortable enough packing tobacco to pack a good bowl of different volumes. In fact, I can smoke a bowl of tobacco just fine but I'm noticing that from time to time I get an uneven burn even when all factors are regular. It's like just above where the stem enters the bottom it burns and the surrouding areas combust at a much different (even nonexistant) rate.

I know I just need more practice but it's an anomoly that has occurred multiple times. It has to have something to do with my pack.

I *think* it might have something to do with the pipe I'm using. I seem to recall it specifically with one in particular. There's a smaller "tenon" than the mortised opening allows for. I hear a gurgle from time to time also when smoking this pipe. I wonder if that could do something to the air I'm pulling through the bowl?

[Kip]

G'morning gents....

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[BowhuntnHoosier]

Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia Flake. Tasty just need to sip it slow. Enjoy



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[smokinsteve]

Peter Stokkebye’s luxury navy flake tonight. Pretty good bulk va/per. Really good for the price.



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[smokinsteve]

Craig, have you tried filling only half of the bowl? I tend to experience palate fatigue while smoke heavier Latakia blends.


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True confession: I'm not comfortable enough packing tobacco to pack a good bowl of different volumes. In fact, I can smoke a bowl of tobacco just fine but I'm noticing that from time to time I get an uneven burn even when all factors are regular. It's like just above where the stem enters the bottom it burns and the surrouding areas combust at a much different (even nonexistant) rate.

I know I just need more practice but it's an anomoly that has occurred multiple times. It has to have something to do with my pack.

I’ve had that very problem. I seem to experience that when I pack the tobacco too tight. Here lately I’ve been packing my bowls more loosely. And combining that with a slower “sipping” like cadence. The results have been good. A looser pack allows me to tamp it down tighter as needed throughout the smoke.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong. But, I think it’s normal to have an uneven burn rate. I think the cherry is supposed to migrate around the tobacco in the bowl. I get the uneven burn quite often. I could be wrong though. Definitely not an expert.


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[kurtdesign1]

I’ve had that very problem. I seem to experience that when I pack the tobacco too tight. Here lately I’ve been packing my bowls more loosely. And combining that with a slower “sipping” like cadence. The results have been good. A looser pack allows me to tamp it down tighter as needed throughout the smoke.

Someone correct me if I’m wrong. But, I think it’s normal to have an uneven burn rate. I think the cherry is supposed to migrate around the tobacco in the bowl. I get the uneven burn quite often. I could be wrong though. Definitely not an expert.

Couple things. First of all, the photo with the jars behind is awesome. great lighting. Great image.
I will say, this last bowl that did the pipe equivalent to tunneling was packed harder than normal. I had a previous bowl with combustion issues and purposely went a bit denser on the final tamp prelight. I bet you're on to something. If it's so firmly packed the air logically can't migrate through numerous channels and is relegated to only one (theoretically).
As I said, I'm sure it's just practice. I've noticed the tunnels occurring even on bowls I didn't pack purposely tighter though, also. We shall see.
Finally, I agree about the evisceration that the bowl isn't one complete cherry and that it seems to migrate around the tobacco as you smoke it. In a cigar if you're taking long drawn out puffs frequently you will get that conical, glowing cherry. If you sip and take somewhat infrequent puffs, you're "smoking" the center area and the heated up tobacco completes the combustion of adjacent tobacco after you puff. It's different, but similar enough for correlation. I think you're on to something.