After one smoke... new pipe smells like ashtray...

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by GregNJ

Understood. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some crucial cleaning step.

Greg

LOL. It was just a joke Greg. Glad to have you here in the pipe forum.

[GregNJ]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

LOL. It was just a joke Greg. Glad to have you here in the pipe forum.

I took it as such. Sorry if that wasn't clear by response. I definitely appreciate your insights. And thanks, it's a superb forum.

Cheers...

Greg

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by selleri

I'd say it's that vanilla. In my opinion aromatics seem to smell worse than non-aros after the smoking.

I'm going with this answer. I've found the room itself to smell worse after smoking an aromatic. Odd, but true. When I smoke an English blend in my smoking room, it smells wonderful for hours. After an aromatic, I have to spray Ozium to get rid of the smell.

[Hermit]

If ya think one pipe smells bad,
behold the aroma when I open my pipe
drawers containing about 90 smoked pipes.
(I don't mind; I like the smell.)

[WWhermit]

I'm thinking your pipe smells like a pipe that has been recently smoked. Listen to the wise words of Mr. Moo. Use a cleaner down the shank, and down the bowl to clean all the tar, moisture, and dottle. Let the pipe air for a couple hours, and it will stink slightly less. It's the nature of the pipe.

I've got 14 pipes, all regularly used, and they all have a "seasoned" odor. The key is to let them get air.

WWhermit

[MarkC]

My guess is you just need to learn your euphemisms. You don't have a used pipe that stinks like an ashtray, you now have an estate pipe that has a distinct aroma...

[GregNJ]

Originally Posted by MarkC

My guess is you just need to learn your euphemisms. You don't have a used pipe that stinks like an ashtray, you now have an estate pipe that has a distinct aroma...

Greg

[Anthony]

Sounds normal to me... an ashtray smells like ashes - which is exactly what your just-smoked pipe was full of.

[selleri]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Sounds normal to me... an ashtray smells like ashes - which is exactly what your just-smoked pipe was full of.

The ashes don't actually smell that much, it's the tar-juices. Take a sniff on a used pipe cleaner right after using it and you know...just like ashtray does not smell that bad if it's just ashes, but it gets awful in no time if you leave the cigarette butts in it.