Lustrumboek 'The 5th Element" you light up. After o little whilethe tobacco may go out. If so, tamp it down a little and re-light. If there's a lot of ash in the bowl, empty it out without knocking the pipe, then tamp and re-light. You may find the pipe getting a little juicy as you smoke. To avoid this, try to keep your mouth dry as you smoke, and avoid swallowing. If it does get juicy, run a cleaner down it to clear it out. However, don't take the stem off the pipe while it's still hot, as this will eventually cause the stem to get loose. (You can, however, take a military-type push stem off a hot pipe; many Petersons and Savinellis have this feature.) Try to puff rhythmically. If the pipe gets too hot, or if your tongue gets "bitten", slow downor lay the pipe down and let it cool awhile if necessary. If the pipe goes out a lot, speed up. Before too long you'll find a good rhythm. Try to smoke your pipe all the way down, as long as it's pleasant. This helps build up an even layer of "cake" (carbon) inside the bowl. When you're done, clean all the dottle (ashes and unburned tobacco) out of the bowl with the reamer. Avoid banging your pipe on the ashtray, as this can make dents in the pipe. Put a cleaner in the (cool) pipe until the next time you smoke it, to absorb any leftover juice and help keep it clean. "Break-in" refers to the initial carbonization of the bowl. Many pipes now come with pre-carbonized bowls and require no break-in. I'd recommend such a pipe for a beginner. However, it's desirable to maintain a 1-2 millimeter layer of cake for a cool, even smoke. If your pipe smokes sour or gurgles, if there's a lot of goo inside the stem, or if the cake is very thick, it's time for a cleaning. This usually will have to be done every 5-10 smokes. First, use the knife blade of the pipe tool to scrape the cake to the proper thickness. Then use the reamer to get any heavy goo out of the wood part of the air hole of the stummel (the wood part of the pipe). Dip a cleaner in the pipe sweetner, and run it through the stem; repeat with fresh cleaners until they come out clean. Repeat with the stummel air hole; be careful not to get any cleaner on the outside of the pipe, as this harms the finish. After cleaning, let the pipe rest a few hours before smoking it again, to give the sweetner a chance to dry out. Lastly, enjoy! Don't smoke if you don't feel like it. It should be a pleasurable pastime. Goed, dat was stap 1 richting het pijproken. De volgende stap is je aanmelden bij het Pijprokersgenootschap 'Met de vlam in de pijp.' De adressen van de contactpersonen zijn bij het bestuur van het L.G. Snellius bekend. Tot ziens! Thijs Ligteringen Leendert Dorst 288

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