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The pipes are calling: confessions of a pipe-smoker Some may say that the advent of the briar pipe saved the pipe smoking pastime from being supplanted by cigars and cigarettes. In the 1820’s artisans from the French town of St. Claude in the Jura Mountains, renown for their wood carving skills, began to produce pipes… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 186

Clay Tobacco Pipes at Penn Valley Pipes Pipeshoppe com Flake tobacco (sliced cakes or ropes) may be prepared in several ways. Generally it is rubbed out with the fingers and palms until it is loose enough to pack. Some people also prefer to dice up very coarse tobaccos before using them, making them easier to… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 159

Different Smoking Pipe Materials As mentioned above, by far the majority of pipes are made from briar. Finding one with excellent airflow and a thin comfortable stem can require some effort as until very recently most meerschaums were produced as souvenirs for the tourist trade around Asia Minor. The ash and the last bits of… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 1562

The Lord of the Rings Smoking Pipes Officially Licensed Cake is considered undesirable in meerschaum pipes because it can easily crack the bowl or interfere with the mineral’s natural porosity. Meerschaum also softens when heated so it is recommended to allow meerschaum pipes to cool before cleaning as people have been known to push pipe… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 1427

Typical Pipe Smoking Attire :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine com Patience and perseverance are also necessary to pass through the nearly universal challenge of the beginner’s “ tongue bite” period. Just as with fine liquors and wines, there is a brief period of adjustment required in order to totally appreciate… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 1373

Article Acquisitions: Water pipes from China This pipe, called pa-kong, is believed to date from the eighteenth century and continues to be produced into the twentieth century. These pipes are normally larger and more impressive than the water pipe in a container together with its tobacco box. This makes it a pipe to be smoked… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 1292

Is Pipe Smoking Fading Into History? :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine com The use of briar wood, beginning in the early 1820s, greatly reduced demand for clay pipes and, to a lesser degree, meerschaum pipes. The qualities of meerschaum were combined with those of briar pipes by lining briar… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 113