New thought. The maker fused two vulcanite (or lucite) sections together for the long stem; it finished with a visible join on the outside and has a major burr inside.

Same conclusion.
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OH NO! I believe that I gave the wrong impression.

I didn't buy this from Pipes and Cigars, but I sure wish I would have, because their price for this pipe was much better than what I paid.

I bought this pipe from a local B&M and it just happened that the only picture I could find online, was theirs.

After seeing Pipes and Cigars prices, I will be checking in with them before I buy another pipe.

I'm sorry about the confusion. It was all my fault.

Thanks for the help.
Ken
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OK, even better. If it is a local B&M, get over there and give the pipe to them, they should be able to figure it out and stand by their product.
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All right guys I've been looking in all the wrong places for an answer. What do I use to polish my briar. I'm guessing that old english might not be a good idea. Two of my pipes have what I thought may be charing around the rim. But I can scrape it off with my thumb kind off sticky. What do I use to clean this area?
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If Mr. Moo wakes-up, I'm sure he'll have a spot on answer to your question Robert:-)

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:-)
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No big hurry. Just want to take care of my pipes since I'm starting to get a handfull of real nice ones. That and I try to take care of what I got.
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Sorry - low bandwidth at the Friedman Field Research Station in Edmunds, Maine. Fascinating place if you like moose, mussels, clams, geology or wildflowers. :-) Very slow to get things done outside of batches.

Human nose oil is excellent; carnauba wax needs a little friction/heat to apply - experience needed so don't try it on a pipe you love fist time out; Halcyon and Halcyon II can be finger-applied and hand buffed to a nice luster; and one drop of olive oil and a soft cotton rag do fine on briar and stems.
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Thanks for the reply. I bet it feels better in Maine than it does in La.
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As far as the charring around the rim, use a little saliva to wet it down and wipe it off with something...there is a spray can called Arango Briar Pipe Wipe you can buy...you get some handi-wipes and saturate them with the Briar Pipe Wipe then let the handi-wipe dry and you have a polishing cloth that works great...
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Robert, you may want to peruse the following thread I created a while back, asking for suggestions on cleaning a newly found pipe:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24452

It has some constructive criticism by some of our Inmates here...:-)
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Thanks again you guys are full of win
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Full of wind? Moi?
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Yeah, I think thats what he ment Dan:-)

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Can't be sure who he was talking about...
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Where do you store your pipe tobacco? I've recently been on the hurtin' end of a NST pipe tobacco trade and have 16 baggies with tobacco in them. It'll take me a while to smoke all of this, even while sharing with friends. I'm thinking of buying a one of those airtight containers used to store flour in. Should I keep a humidification device in the jar? At what humidity? Thanks!
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Hello Andrew,

I saw the damage that Marc sent you. I'm sure you'll find something decent to smoke in that mess:-) Regarding your storage question, you may want to try a small cooler with some sort of humidification device (beads, etc.) inside to store the baggies. You can also use this cooler for future purchases too.

If there's a tobaccy that you're gonna smoke on a regular basis, and you're gonna buy 5 or more oz to keep on hand, you may want to look into mason jars or something like this:

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/libbey-70996-22-oz-storage-jar-with-lid-12-cs/55170996.html

You can usually find the Libby storage type jars at Goodwill shop, 99 cent stores, etc. for around, well, 99 cents to $4.00 each. Wash them out and they are as good as new.

Hope this helps you out...

So where is that old fart anyways?:-):-)
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Last I checked he was full of wind
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I pick them up by the case for under 10 bucks. New. Ball Mason Jars.
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What humidity do you keep the tobacco at? Should I use beads or just a sponge? Thanks.
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