View source for Alternative Woods Used For Pipemaking

Although briar pipes are by far the most popular, various other woods are also used by pipe makers (one example would be cherry wood).
Click on one of the many wood types for examples of pipes made with these woods.
Many thanks to pipemaker [[Elie]] for suggesting this section.

* [[African Blackwood or Mpingo]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Blackwood Wikipedia] on African Blackwood/Mpingo.
* [[Argentine Brown Ebony]] (Guayacaú Negro) | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesalpinia_paraguariensis Wikipedia] on Guayacaú Negro
* [[Cherry Wood]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry Wikipedia] on Cherry Wood. 
* [[Coihue]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coihue Wikipedia] on Coihue.
* [[Coronilla]]  | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_pipe_%28tobacco%29#Coronilla Wikipedia] on Coronilla in pipemaking.
* [[Eucalyptus]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus Wikipedia] on Eucalyptus.
* [[Juniper]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniper Wikipedia] on Juniper.
* [[Leadwood]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combretum_imberbe Wikipedia] on Leadwood.
* [[Lemonwood]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemonwood Wikipedia] on Lemonwood.
* [[Lenga]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenga_Beech Wikipedia] on Lenga.
* [[Manzanita]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanita Wikipedia] on Manzanita.
* [[Morta]] (Fossilized or Bog Oak) | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morta_%28wood%29 Wikipedia] on Morta
* [[Mountain Laurel/Calico Bush]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Laurel Wikipedia] on Mountain Laurel
* [[Olive Wood]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive Wikipedia] on Olive Wood.
* [[Osage Orange]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osage_orange Wikipedia] on Osage Orange.
* [[Pear Wood]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pear Wikipedia] on Pear.
* [[Strawberry Wood]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_tree Wikipedia] on Strawberry Wood.
* [[Tagua Nut]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytelephas_aequatorialis Wikipedia] on Tagua Nut.
* [[Walnut]] | Link to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut Wikipedia] on Walnut.

Also see
* [[Pipes in Other Woods]] an article written for The Collector by [[Tim Fuller]]
* [http://www.pipe-aqualong.com/tradizioni.html Vecchie tradizioni contadine]
* [[Pipe_Making#Other_Materials|Other Materials]]

[[Category:Briar Alternatives]]