Filling your bowl; the "Frank" method.

[Alyks]

I think this one deserves a bump. I tried the Frank Method again tonight. I'd tried it a couple of times in the past and I guess I just didn't get. Tonight it worked great. The flavours seem to jump out at me. The baccy burned all the way through. I Needed to relight once. It was the dries smoke I've had in my short pipe smoking career.

[JacksonCognac]

Hey I read through the first page, didn't go through the other 4. But I use the frank method and it's worked pretty well for me. It's taken some practice but I can load with this method fairly quickly and "on the go" as well.

[worr lord]

Anyone familiar with a Frank-type method that works with broken flakes?

[DubintheDam]

With flakes they say sprinkle a few crumbs on top to help her fire up. But if its broken flake I often do a mini frank. Pack light at the bottom and a plug or wad of baccy on the top. I find the only problem with the F method is increased charring on the bowl rim.