Thread: Pipe of the Day

maybe you get a tool for cooking H or pot???
Sorry, a joke of course. Maybe manah has a good answer. He knows a lot about pipes and razors, my friend

Originally Posted by wvloony

ok, i have a question. the other morning my swmbo caught me off guard, she was looking at pipes online, and asking me if i like this one or that one,(hmmmm she has me begining to wonder) but i digress. I informed her about my leanings toward a churchwarden, so we look, now what caught me off kilter is i was seeing some of these that have a metal insert in the bowl, now correct me if im wrong, but that is something i dont want. I told her that it wasnt good that way.

The majority of the pipes that I have seen with a metal ring around the rim are made of... Chit (spelling for a diffrent word )

However, I have seen some higher end pipes with a silver, brass or other metal around the rim... I'm guessing it's to keep from charing the rim...

That's my .02 cents...

with some sort of metal ring at the side or top of the bowl but i've never seen that it would go down into it.

Tomi, do you mean something like this?

Originally Posted by manah

Tomi, do you mean something like this?

Exactly. Damn Alex, you keep surprising me with these beautiful pipes i will probably never have a change nor money to get. Then again, i've been limiting my AD's, if i buy some, i will sell some as well. Not to get myself things i have no or only little use.

Seriously # 1 : the metal insert doesn't go deep into bowl, so i would say that's decent, i can take it if you do not want
Seriously # 2: Me and the 1st lady will be traveling to Estonia and Latvia for a vacation soon after xmas. Prices there are pretty cheap. I was already talking to a family friend who lives there, and now i got my eyes on a Pete Molly Malone twins cheaply. Time will tell, pics to follow.
Seriously # 3 : Damn cool tamper you had in your previous post.

Many, many years ago ...when people didn't have gas lighters.
They used coal from fireplace to light pipes.
So. At the beginning these silver/metal rings were used to save wooden bowl from the fire.

Originally Posted by wvloony

ok, i have a question. the other morning my swmbo caught me off guard, she was looking at pipes online, and asking me if i like this one or that one,(hmmmm she has me begining to wonder) but i digress. I informed her about my leanings toward a churchwarden, so we look, now what caught me off kilter is i was seeing some of these that have a metal insert in the bowl, now correct me if im wrong, but that is something i dont want. I told her that it wasnt good that way.

I have heard of a wire mesh disk that goes into a pipe. I believe the idea was to keep the pipe from gurgling. I'm pretty sure it was a complete flop on the marketing side and a bigger flop on actualy working. I don't remember where I read this but if I'm not mistaken it was from some long dead pipe thread found via some random google search.

That mesh was put in at the bottom of the pipe to create air space. It allowed for all of the tobacco to burn to ash, making for a drier smoke. I've not used one, but I have a pipe I wouldn't mind trying one in. If I ever do, I'll let you know how it goes.


Mick

Originally Posted by Devilpup

I have heard of a wire mesh disk that goes into a pipe. I believe the idea was to keep the pipe from gurgling. I'm pretty sure it was a complete flop on the marketing side and a bigger flop on actualy working. I don't remember where I read this but if I'm not mistaken it was from some long dead pipe thread found via some random google search.

Also used to keep hot seeds from getting sucked into the back of the throat... A ONE hitter... Not from personal experience... But from being a cop for 20sumish years...

Originally Posted by manah

Many, many years ago ...when people didn't have gas lighters.
They used coal from fireplace to light pipes.
So. At the beginning these silver/metal rings were used to save wooden bowl from the fire.

Kinda like a Hookha...

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Thanks to all members who gave us a look at their beautiful pipes.

Thanks to Alex, he is the men gave us a lot of background information about pipes and their history.

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