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Native American Ceremonial Pipes The tobacco chamber runs nearly parallel to the stem, which makes it very difficult to drill proper channel for the smoke and still maintain good smoking mechanics. To combat this, a true Ramses has the draught hole drilled so that it ends a few tenths of a millimeter away from the… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 999

Native American Ceremonial Pipes Many Billiards break away from the rigid cylindrical shape, and feature bowls that curve very slightly inward at the rim and the heel. The bowl of a Billiard should also be canted forward ever so slightly (approximately 2°), which softens the overall appearance. Even to the untrained eye, it’s not too… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 99

Matching Your Pipe With Your Clothes :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine.com My memories of pipe smokers go back to the ‘50s and’60s when pipe smoking was very popular. You may have seen pictures, movies or television shows of some notable people smoking pipes. Calabash gourds (usually with meerschaum or… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 980

Back in the Day: Pipe smoking was social and intellectual Lifestyle Spoon pipes (glass pipes or glass bowl pipes) have become increasingly common with the rise of cannabis or other narcotics smoking. Spoon pipes are normally made of borosilicate glass to withstand repeated exposure to high temperatures. They consist of a bowl for packing material… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 971

Matching Your Pipe With Your Clothes :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine.com The bowl of the Calabash pipe is removable, held in place by a tension fit, or by “unscrewing” it from a threaded seat at the head of the pipe (a modern improvement). Historically the bowls were crafted in… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 962

Back in the Day: Pipe smoking was social and intellectual Lifestyle The shank should be bent upwards, equal to or greater than the stem in length, and more often than not, the bottom of the shank will be flush with the bottom of the bowl, creating a long and flowing line from front to back.… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 953

Matching Your Pipe With Your Clothes :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine.com The Oom Paul, Chimney, Pot, and Canadian (including all its sub-styles) all feature a Billiard shaped bowl, but are considered to be unique shapes by virtue of their respective variations. While originally a straight pipe, Billiard’s now come… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 944

Back in the Day: Pipe smoking was social and intellectual Lifestyle The image of a Calabash pipe is, for many, inseparable from that of the legendary investigator, Sherlock Holmes. Often simply called a “Calabash,” the name is anything but arbitrary. The calabash gourd was the original medium from which these pipes were crafted. A gourd… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 935

Back in the Day: Pipe smoking was social and intellectual Lifestyle The Blowfish takes the appearance of a squished ball, having a wide, bulging profile, and a more narrow face. The carver orients the Blowfish so that the cross grain exits on the broad-sided profile of the pipe, resulting in a stunning manifestation of birdseye… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 917

Matching Your Pipe With Your Clothes :: General Pipe Smoking Discussion :: Pipe Smokers Forums of PipesMagazine.com This probably won’t be news to you but what you may not have considered before is that your smoking style can make some pipes a bad buy and others a really good investment. Let’s take the fast smoker… Continue reading Fashion tobacco pipe 908