Alternative Woods Used For Pipe making: Difference between revisions

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Hickory,
Hickory,
Mountain Laurel,
Mountain Laurel,
Mahogany,
Mahogany
 
[[Image:19th Century cherrywood pipe.jpg|thumb|A roughly executed Cherrywood pipe from 19th Century France]]


Of all the woods listed, only Cherry remains common as an inexpensive substitute for briar in times when briar is readily available. Large-scale makers of cherry wood pipes are few, but include the Missouri Meerschaum Co. which is better known for their corn-cob pipes.
Of all the woods listed, only Cherry remains common as an inexpensive substitute for briar in times when briar is readily available. Large-scale makers of cherry wood pipes are few, but include the Missouri Meerschaum Co. which is better known for their corn-cob pipes.