All while using their creative skills to bring you a beautifully crafted piece of functional glass. The mouthpiece of the hand pipe is where you put your lips up, to inhale all of that tasty smoke. No need to be picky about this part, but it is good to pay attention to the subtle differences so you can find out what will make the perfect pipe, for you. These are slick tubular pipes that can be made from a variety of materials such as glass, ceramic, bamboo, wood, etc. These pipes actually date back centuries and have been used commonplace for many years in countries such as India. These are great if you like the taste and experience of smoking out of glass, but you want something that is portable and doesn’t take up a lot of space.
On the kit, there’s a cache for storing extra goods, as well as a built-in bowl. If you are unable to find a commercially based cleaner, create your own. Mix 4 parts very warm, water with one part dish detergent and one part salt. Very hot water will cause uneven thermal expansion and will probably break your piece. This home brew will eliminate the majority (not all!) of the tobacco particulate from your pipe. If you have a stubborn area that refuses to clean up, fill the pipe with home brew cleaner and add a teaspoon of coarse grind salt, then shake vigorously.
The etching reveals the underlying colors, and the color revealed depends on the depth of the etching. Sometimes the crushed, colored glass is mixed into the inside of entirely molten glass to suspend tiny flecks of color within the finished piece. Hot glass is sometimes rolled in a powder of crushed, colored glass. The powdered glass layer is then thoroughly melted into the whole. This process is repeated multiple times, adding successive layers of color to the piece. Spoon pipes, such as this one from Higher Standards, are some of the easiest and most portable pieces.
If you’re hunting for something discreet, the Genius might be the best pipe for your smoking box. The compact pipe uses metal ridges to filter and diffuse the smoke for smoother, cleaner hits while a three-piece design allows disassembly for easy cleaning. It measures six inches long, which isn’t the smallest pipe around, but because it’s so thin and doesn’t actually look like a pipe, we think it’s one of the best pipes for low-key seshes.
These stresses are not visible to the naked eye, but they can cause the cooled glass to crack or even shatter when exposed to a minor temperature change or a small mechanical shock. Craftsmen place worked glass into a special kiln known as a lehr to remove these stresses. Aimed at the concentrate market, Zob’s Princess line includes a variety of small pieces. Looking for a one-off custom piece that will blow your mind?
We carefully wrap these smoking pipes in discreet packaging and ship for FREE in the US. This smoking pipe can be broken down into several sub-categories, such as a Spoon Pipe, Bubbler, Sherlock Pipe, Chillum, Bong, Steamroller, and Dab Rigs. These glass pipes range in different sizes and designs.
Filtering smoke through cold water results in a fresh taste, so this is also an important consideration. Glass pipes are not made from the same kind of glass that drinking glasses or even windows are made of. They are typically made from some type of scientific, lab-quality glass, often borosilicate. This type has been specifically engineered to withstand high temperatures and stand up to a variety of substances and chemicals without affecting the quality of the glass or its surface. Although corn cob pipes are still around, they fell out of favor in the mainstream for pipes made with more modern materials, such as metal, which could withstand higher temperatures. The problem with metal pipes, though, is that although they can take the heat without getting damaged, they often get too hot to the touch.