Savinelli "natural" - how do I finish it? Or do I need to?

[TRicker]

A good trick taught to me by an old timer. Rub the pipe(not when lit!) against the area between nose and cheek, then rub it a little. The oils from your skin darken it real nice. I have 2 savinelli naturals that are nice and dark from this. I'll try to get some pics up when I find my camera.

Tim

[drastic_quench]

My Natty Sav noticeably darkened after just a few bowls.

[Arizona]

Hey thanks alot to all of you, I'll just leave it alone then and let it take on it's own personality through the years.

I also have a 3/4 bent Ascorti on its way to me...

[Arizona]

Originally Posted by TRicker

A good trick taught to me by an old timer. Rub the pipe(not when lit!) against the area between nose and cheek, then rub it a little. The oils from your skin darken it real nice. I have 2 savinelli naturals that are nice and dark from this. I'll try to get some pics up when I find my camera.

Tim

OK well I tried this method and spent 2 days doing this before smoking it for the first time. It's really working well and gives a nice even and definitely darker tone to the briar... Leave it to the old timers to come up with this kind of tricks!

Thanks TRicker!

PS: Another thing I like about this pipe is that it's got a very generously sized bowl which I like. I'll try to get a pic of it posted here this week.

[Hey Joe]

My Sav natural finished in the "old timer" method.