Alternative Woods Used For Pipe making: Difference between revisions

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While Briar pipes are by far the most common wooden pipes, a wide range of other woods have been used. Times in which briar is scarce or completely unavailable (war, economic depression, etc.) have prompted curious carvers to explore the properties of less expensive and more abundant materials. While softer, less porous or more susceptible to burning than briar, a temporary solution is often better than not smoking at all. The following woods have been used for smoking pipes to various extents:
While briar root pipes are by far the most common wooden pipes, a wide range of other woods have been used. Times in which briar is scarce or completely unavailable (war, economic depression, etc.) have prompted curious carvers to explore the properties of alternative and more abundant materials. While softer, less porous or more susceptible to burning than briar, a temporary solution is often better than not smoking at all. The following woods have been used for smoking pipes to various extents:




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*Jujube
*Jujube
*Buxuse
*Buxuse
*Jichi-mu
*Wenge


[[Image:19th Century cherrywood pipe.jpg|thumb|A roughly executed Cherrywood pipe from 19th Century France]]
[[Image:19th Century cherrywood pipe.jpg|thumb|A roughly executed Cherrywood pipe from 19th Century France]]
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