It's really up to the captain at the helm. Blame him, not the ship. Unless, well, the ship had holes in it before it started to sink... :lol:
Pipe mud bringing up the bottom to a too-high draft hole in the chamber works perfectly, just takes a bit of time layering, drying, and shaping. Beyond that, it's there for the duration of the pipe. Sure, you lose a little bit of capacity--of tobacco you couldn't really get to anyway.
I have a few pipes that are drilled
a mess...with my level of buying power, no big surprise. I either re-worked them to remove the problem bits or they manage to do surprisingly well all things considered. Only one thing is for sure: try it and see what happens. Fix it later if needed.
Older pipes I find benefit from a port-n-polishing, so all the rough stuff and buildup (even if slight) has less of a chance for inviting turbulence resulting in condensation. Peterson is remarkable in the way they designed their pipes, as I have two older estate Petes, in that the open chambers in the shank seem to collect the junk that builds up before the smoke can interact with them. Really cool design (after I got the hang of smoking them...Captain Weiss does okay now... :lol: )
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