Chris, I know this is old but you have done so much for me in learning how to properly enjoy a pipe. From an Army veteran to a Marine veteran, thank you!

been smoking for about 50 years and this guy has taught me things i never knew and upped my pipe smoking pleasure ten fold. thanks so much.

One tip to maximize the use of the pipe cleaners is to cut them in half or so, so as to have 4 ends to use rather than 2 ends. This obviously is best when dealing with moderately shorter pipes rather than longer ones. Thanks a lot Muttnchop!

I wish you still made videos. Thank you for the ones you made

Something I have adopted as a practice is, after components are cleaned and I’m ready to put the pipe back together, I use a carpenter’s pencil and scribble lightly around the tenon of the stem. Graphite is a dry lubricant and cuts down on the friction as tenon slides back into mortise, diminishing long term wear from friction.

Am new pipe smoker and really learned a lot from you ... thanks sire👍👍👍👍

New to smoking from a pipe and I love the act and now looking into its care I really appreciated all of the advice

Thank you, Muttnchop Piper. You have a wealth of knowledge which is helping me on my pipe smoking journey. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks again.

I absolutely love the content...as always...and greatly appreciate your respect for the pipe artisans' work that go into these art pieces. You are teaching far more than a hobby, my Friend. Thank you for all that you share!

Great info, as a new pipe smoker this is greatly appreciated .

These are excellent videos. A treat to watch, thank you for posting!

I am so glad I watched your lesson because I am a new pipe smoker & I have done literally everything you said not to do, so I am extremely grateful to you my friend. Greatings from Stroudsburg pa. A wonderful channel indeed.💪😎

Hope you are well Muttonchop. Your videos are very informative. Yet what I like most is actually your delivery. Your sound like an old friend or a family member speaking to another friend or family member about how to smoke and take care of their pipe. Thank you.

Thanks for the great basic skills videos. Great introduction for new folks!

Just got my first real pipe! It is a Savinelli impero and it is a wonderful object. Had a nice hour of lovely smoking. Thank you.

Nicely thought out and pleasant watching. As a novice I’m hoovering up as much advice and knowledge as I can and I have to say this is one of the best videos I’ve stumbled on. Thanks for your time and wise advice.

Thumbs up Muttnchop. I'm switching from smokeless to pipes for less tobacco skin contact so this was a perfect video to help me maintain which ever pipe I buy first

best channel on youtube for pipe information!

I find your videos to be enjoyable and informative. Thanks for sharing your experience and keep up the good work.

thanks for your videos. i was laughing when you were mimicking " bang bang bang" and i agree with "respect your pipe" absolutely.

The story about carbon cake and the ashes is really true. I'm living near Düsseldorf/Germany and I am a customer of the shop "Linzbach" in Düsseldorf for many years. The lady who ran the shop, Mrs. Schmitz, was sent to London at the age of fifteen by her father. She became an employee of Dunhill and learned the craftsmanship of pipe making. She became a passionate pipesmoker and cigar connoisseur too. Mrs. Schmitz told a similar story. Gather only the fine grey ashes into a small shell and put it into the bowl, shake it as you've shown us in the video. Keep it there and throw out the loose ashes before smoking the next time. That's the perfekt way of breaking in a pipe. Don't smoke to the bottom, throw the rest out. When she saw may astonished face she turned to me and said "Sir, you want to enjoy your tobacco and not harm yourself " with her typical smokey sounding voice 😉 I recommend a visit in this shop if you ever will come to Germany and the Rhine area. But keep away from the "Düsseldorf Altstadt". Thanks to our f****** government it's not a safe place anymore. Happy puffin and take care.

Illuminating and wise. Love your videos and finesse! Always my go too to pick up extra lessons or insights with this marvelous art :)

Dear Sir, indeed a pipe is a piece of art ! Excellent video!

Great advice!

Very good advice, "very gingerly and respectful", well said... Thank you!

Looking forward to the new videos can only benift all pipe smokers good luck with them once again thanks for all your help and knowledge Tony a uk

Excellent advise. Well done.Thank you. 👍

Two week pipe smoker and wished I watched your video prior to abusing my pipe. Got two more coming that will make 4 pipes total for now. Won't make the same mistake twice. Thank you for making this video

Thank you for existing sir

Much thanks for your suggestions!🙏✌️🥃🔥☺️

Very good video. Great content. I've been taking my pipes apart and cleaning them while they are warm. I wont do that anymore.

You're awesome sir. I'm a new pipe smoker. You have now become my youtube guru. Thank you for Sharing all your knowledge

Thank you for this video. I love hazelnut and that's a good tip. Thanks again and happy piping!

"Respect your pipe." Love this man.

I like how detailed you ate on pipes I'm a new smoker

My dad was an avid pipe smoker. Your video brings back memories of him cleaning and smocking his pipe!

Thanks, just seeing you makes me enjoying pipe smoking

Ah yes this was very helpful thank you for the good information on how to clean your pipe.

Great lesson!

I learned the hard way about the banging rule. That is why I am listening to these videos and being far more careful in the future.

I just got into pipe smoking 3 days ago and have been going through all your videos to learn the ropes. Thanks for all the work you put into them and I hope you're doing well.

All very good advice.

Very good points. Thanks

Very good and informative! Happy Smokes! 💨

Love your channel.

Learned a lot from this one! Thanks a lot. 😅😊

I have enjoyed your videos and I look forward to more

A little tip so you can maximize your use of your pipe cleaners is to use any cheap fingernail/toenail clippers to cut off the ends of the pipe cleaners and use more of length of them. You barely used it and threw it in the trash. Works for me. Hope this helps.

Great video!

I’m a long time cigar smoker but have been thinking about gettin back into pipes because my first time trying was a total disaster. Thanks for your videos 🇺🇸

My first night, my sleep schedule got broken because of this passion, my first beginner pipe kit is on the way to me(so excited)... and I'm watching everything I can and find about this art and passion, and I am willing to do and (sacrifice) more for what I love. I'll buy 2 more pipeys after I get to know the procedure and from A to Z correctly and become friends with her. Be the word between us... this ``object`` deserves more respect and kindness than some people, sorry, but it's reality.

Oh my deer, thank you for your initial very important advice about hot pipe. I think I would mess-up one day and do it.

Good information thank you!!!

Miss you brother! Hope all is well with your mom. We miss having new videos, but mom and work come first!

I have seen somewhere that after you clean the pipe, take a little touch of olive oil and just polish the whole pipe from the outside, leave for a couple of hours, then just use a cloth to remove the oil. It left my pipe just glossy and shinny. Happy Piping.

Thank you. Excellent.

Awesome and thank you

Very good video

That beard is magnificent

I very typically smoke while out taking a walk, bbq’s, or at a bar. I usually will enjoy a pipe and then tap the bowl of my pipe firmly on my shoe. Everything comes out and it’s either ready for another smoke or to be put away. I will disassemble and clean with a pipe cleaner usually the next day, and replace the wood filter if needed :)

Very helpful thank you

Great and helpful vodeo.

Excellent. Thanks!

you have earned a subscription, pipe wizard

I laughed at the trash can part sire I don't know if it was a joke but it was funny thank you for the tips sire

Was very useful .

Thanks. Planning on getting a nice pipe in a bit. This will help greatly.

cool as hell

Loving your videos, sir! I'm a college student and just starting to dabble but you've taught me everything I need to know already! I looked for your facebook but didn't seem to find it? Regardless, thank you so much for making your videos! Educational and enjoyable, you seem like such a sincere person!

you inspired me to grow some moustache, thx

Please don't pull your bit nearly straightly out of the wooden piece, it will damage your pipe. Twist it to the right side and pull gently will be better for the pipe because the hole in the pipe is drilled with a rotation to the right side. But I'm not willing to argue with you. Your videos are great and showed me a few different options and I've got a completely new way to look at a pipe. Greetings from Germany.

I clean mine with a long metal pick and a bit of string. I also flush it with water ones in a while.

You're amazing

If you take a pencil and coat the part of the stem that tucks into the wood bowl with the graphite, it helps when removing and installing the stem when cleaning

I sometimes put the stem inside hot water and kinda wash the tar away. Plus I feel the tobacco hole should be clean. So, I clean it every now and then using a knife like tool. I am always careful not to hurt my pipe I just try to remove the tar and the coat.

Thank you so much for your thorough videos. I am learning a lot from you. One question though, after I clean my mouth piece if I stick it in my mouth without the pipe attached and inhale I still get a little taste not pleasing to me

Those mutton chops are Godly. You sir, posses an extraordinary facial accessory.

Not sure how you feel about this, but I use beeswax, and every few weeks rub my pipe gently down with it. Beeswax has a low melting point as the pipe heats up it goes into the pores of the wood to moistureize it, and protect the whole pipe. It is an overall protectant.

Good video , thanks much

Lesson learned. Should have watched this video BEFORE starting to smoke it a week ago. I did EVERYTHING what I was NOT supposed to do.

Interesting! I use good rum, brandy or whiskey as a cleaning solution... Then again I did switch to non-aromatics some time ago...

Love your videos! I'm going to make some solution! Have you ever dipped a new balsa filter in the solution? I wonder if that would impart more flavor?

Thanks man!

Love me some Frangelico!

Oh damn, I have just been using a regular pipe cleaner after the smokes for the day with no alcohol. I only do the alcohol and bristle treatment for the "deep cleaning" but maybe I should be doing this instead.

How do you prevent cracks on the rim of the bowl. I just bought a relatively cheap pipe and it already has small cracks after two smokes.

what do you use to clean the outside of the smoking bowl? i heard they use olive oil to clean it and gives a nice polish. i smoked my pipe the other day and noticed residue or charring on the outside bowl. the stain is right where i held it between my thumb and finger.

Would these methods be applicable on a pipe made from dried corn cob? I've had mine for a couple months now and resin has been accumulating into my bit to some extent, making it harder to smoke and I decided that now would be a good time to learn to clean it

Little question. Do you put the 9mm filter into the pipe while it’s drying over night?

yes sensei

For whatever reason I found you initially annoying, probably got to do with my own insecurities. I have now watched loads of your video clips and have grown to not only like what I see - but to actually appreciate what a font of knowledge you actually are. Having replayed many I have found that I miss quite a lot of what your teaching and go over them again and again. Really appreciate you taking the time to explain very clearly the art of pipe smoking. A huge thank you Dear fellow from a grateful UK novice new to pipe smoking .

Shake that Ash !!

Hello Sir! Is it ok if i use iodized salt for cleaning my pipe? I just got an used one and i have to clean it before using it. Greetings from Romania!

Thanks for the informative video. I would occasionally use my pipe and hadn’t really thought about cleaning it til now that its sludgey 😅. im obviously a newb. Anyhoo, i have a cheap pipe, and gonna give it a good cleaning now. It has like a straw roll inside. What is the purpose of that per se? Filter? Should i remove and leave off, or buy new somewhere?

nice

Quick question. Does the same cleaning work on meerschaum pipes? Do I want a cake in my meerschaum? Or should I keep the cake to a minimal. Any advise will help. Thanks!

I think you can rub dry soup on the stem tip since urs come out very tie.

Pipe Cleaning ASMR

I read below that you appear to prefer a brier pipe, or meerschaum. Are there woods that burn cooler than others?

Hi, I'm Italian and I apologize for any mistakes. I would like to ask you a question: during the construction phase of the carbon cake, especially on the bottom, is it necessary to go with the pipe cleaner, or should I just remove the ash as you did in the video? Thanks for the reply