Pipe Reamer

Pipe reamer is special tool for smoothing out the "cake" and trimming it down to a desired size. "Cake" is the built up carbon left over from the burning oils and leaf in your tobacco that occurs in the chamber of tobacco pipes. Building up the cake in the pipe takes very long time. The more you smoke, the more your cake will build up. Smoking with a cake tastes better and slight carbon lining also absorbs some moisture during smoking. However, to much carbon can cause damage to your pipe. Therefore here comes the pipe reamer, which will help you ream the cake to an acceptable level.

Different kinds of pipe reamers

Never use any knife to take the cake off. The market offers few different kinds of pipe reamers with different shapes and functions. The most popular pipe reamer is The Senior reamer. The Senior reamer is perfect for most pipes. V shape with tapered sharpened edges allows easy using. Another very popular and the most economical pipe reamer is The British Buttoner. This pipe reamer is perfect for all U shaped chambers.

Advices for use of pipe reamers

Trimming the cake is not as easy as it might seem. For ages built up cake doesn´t deserve to be ruined by unexperienced users so its advised to buy some beat up estate pipes that have loads of cake and practise. The key to reaming is gentle and consistent torque.