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 porcelain bowls set inside them) have long made prized pipes, but they are labour-intensive and, today, quite… Continue reading Smoking Pipe Shapes Guide
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Smoking Pipes
The Author is usually seen as a smooth pipe and it lends itself quite nicely to a lighter stain color or even a natural finish, simply buffed to a shine with no stain at all. The origin of the Author name quite possibly comes from the ease and comfort with which it can be clenched… Continue reading Smoking Pipes
Back in the Day: Pipe smoking was social and intellectual Lifestyle
Churchwardens are very long on account of stems that reach nine inches in length or more. The smoke must travel this great distance, and so it has more time and surface area in which to cool, resulting in what many consider to be a more pleasurable smoke. Churchwardens are notoriously inconvenient to carry around, and… Continue reading Back in the Day: Pipe smoking was social and intellectual Lifestyle