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'''Ball''': The ball shape, also referred to as a tomato, is described by the [[Author|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], is very similar to an author but with a spherical bowl and thinner shank. According to Mr. Burney the ball generally features a tapered stem with a 1/4 to 1/2 bent. | |||
'''Bent Pipe''': A generic term used to refer to any pipe where the shank is not a straight horizontal line, regardless of the nature or amount of the shank bend. | |||
'''Billiard''': The [[Billiard|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]] describe a billiard as a pipe shape having a cylindrical bowl and tobacco chamber with a shank about the same length as the height of the bowl. Variations on the billiard shape include the pot and chimney. | |||
'''Bit''': A less than precise term, usually used to refer to the entirety of the stem or mouthpiece on a pipe, but occasionally also used to refer to the bite zone. | |||
'''Bite Zone''': The last approximately three quarters of an inch of the mouthpiece or stem of a tobacco pipe, including the button. | |||
'''Bloom''': Also referred to as plume, bloom is a fine white powder which appears on well aged tobacco on occasion, and despite the tendency to confuse it with mold is actually a good sign that the leaf is maturing well. Bloom is caused by the crystallization of sugars on the surface of the tobacco leaf. | |||
'''Brandy''': Also referred to as a bent brandy or brandyglass, a pipe shape which resembles the glassware for which it is named. According to the [[Brandy|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the pipe is characterized by a rounded base tapering up to a smaller rim, often in a 1/4 bent pipe. | |||
'''Briar''': Actually a mistranslation of the French bruyère, briar among pipe smokers refers to the wood of the ''erica arborea'', a species of flowering plant in the heather family. After 30 to 60 years of growing time, the football sized plants are harvested, cooked, dried for several months, and further processed before they are made into pipes. | '''Briar''': Actually a mistranslation of the French bruyère, briar among pipe smokers refers to the wood of the ''erica arborea'', a species of flowering plant in the heather family. After 30 to 60 years of growing time, the football sized plants are harvested, cooked, dried for several months, and further processed before they are made into pipes. | ||
'''Burley''': A tobacco of light-colored variety grown primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee, the bulk of burley tobacco produced in the United States is used for cigarette production. All burley today is of the white burley variety, and is often sweetened due to the low natural sugars present in the leaf. Most aromatics use a base of burley due to its ready ability to absorb flavors. While some claim burley does not age, it does improve with time. However, this takes time measured in the several decades at least. | |||
'''Button''': The button is the raised portion at the end of a pipe mouthpiece or stem intended to permit the teeth purchase to hold the pipe. | |||
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