Of Fills and Flaws

 

(Talking Tobacco) There’s an ongoing debate about fills in briar pipes. Many people won’t buy a pipe with any kind of fill. To clarify, a fill is when there’s a flaw in the outside of a (mostly) finished pipe that has been filled in with a putty or a mixture of briar dust and glue. Does putting a fill in a pipe constitute trying to “put one over” on the consumer? Continued