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All Briar Pipes Clay pipes must be constructed using a very specific molding process, and few companies are willing to take the time to execute this process. However, briar pipes can be a bit expensive because of the cost of the material and the fact that they are carefully handcrafted. If you’re on a tight… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 194

The pipes are calling: confessions of a pipe-smoker There are many alternatives to briar and meerschaum such as fruitwoods, bog oak, clay, ceramic and metal. Currently bog oak and strawberry wood are popular among some artisan pipe makers. Both have interesting grain patterns that can be brought out further with sandblasting. Unlike briar, most fruitwoods, bog oak and… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 1642

Cigar and Pipe Smoking and Cancer Risk Although a British newspaper cartoon of the early 1900s depicts the British actor H. A. Saintsbury as the Great Detective smoking what may be a calabash pipe,[citation needed] its now-stereotypical identification with Sherlock Holmes remains a mystery. A pipe’s fundamental function is to provide a relatively safe, manipulable… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 14

Pipe Shop Handmade Danish Pipes The better artisan pipe makers consider this attention to airflow requisite. That is not to say you cannot find a factory or high volume maker’s pipe that smokes well, only that a highly skilled artisan’s work is more likely to yield a good smoke. The uniquely American pipes made from corncobs… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 1129