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Define "ream it out." I don't know of any pipe cleaner that is coarse enough to shave off wood (i.e. raised grain). I think the issues may be something else. I have one of those common pipe tools that has a tramper, spade, and poker on it. I just use the poker to push the raised grain thr...

I heard that there is a trick that will get rid of that discoloration that happens to the stems after smoking them for a while. Is this true? If so, does anybody know how to do it?

Jason

I use a 1/8" drill bit. The bit is brand new. I do smoke a very wet aromatic... but once I ream it out, it smokes fine from then on.

How do you keep the airway from clogging up from raised grain on the first smoke? I usually have to ream them out after that and then they're fine from then on...

Jason