How To Clean And Polish A Briar Pipe

It can lead to either buffing off the finish on pipes to developing a residue of wax polish or grease.

How to clean and polish a briar pipe. Oct 29 2020. The bowl of your pipe is where you put the tobacco and the part that stretches away from the bowl and meets the stem is called the shank These two parts make up the stummel Its usually made from briar a tough wood that can weather high temperatures without cracking but youll find other woods like pear too. For a contrast stain I use a dark colour first followed by sanding then staining with lighter colours.

Elbow grease is the best polish. These things had been the victim of some serious neglect in years gone by. To sweeten a pipe is not to add any flavor but to clean it of oils and deposits.

For best results only smoke a clean and dry pipe. I think trying to polish pipes to a new appearance is a bad habit to be broken. In time a faithful briar pipe will develop a sour used-up flavor.

Well explain exactly how to clean your pipe so you can enjoy your tobacco without hassle. A doubled over regular pipe cleaner will do in a pinch. It seemed that the pipe had only received a good buff and polish and that was it for the cleanup and restoration.

But several of my other pipes have long enough stems to need a longer cleaner. Wash in the sink this time and throw a bundle of calabash cleaners in your next tobacco order. You can use a product called paragon wax and an old sock.

Stanwell Pipe Polishing Cloth. If your stem or bowl has a band now is the time to polish it using a good silver or other metal polish depending on what your band is made of. Time to Polish the Briar After a couple treatments with salt and alcohol the pipes are starting to clean up nicely.