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=== Other Materials === | === Other Materials === | ||
Most pipemakers and collectors would probably agree that Briar (a term with considerable range) is the choice for tobacco pipes. Briar grain can be excellent aesthetically for the small-scale work that tobacco pipes are. Briar can also have other properties which are desirable, a sweet, mild aroma when cured properly, and a resistance to burning. Still, some pipemakers use other materials, like Ebony (wood), and African Blackwood. I, personally, have used Hard Maple, Black Walnut, and even sticks from the Photenia (Redtip) shrub for experimental pipes, and I also have smoked them regularly. These woods were merely cut and then dried thoroughly for several years. Once the pipe is broken-in good, saturated with tar, and the bowl heavily caked, I wonder if any of the wood's material properties have much effect on the quality of the smoke? | Most pipemakers and collectors would probably agree that Briar (a term with considerable range) is the choice for tobacco pipes. Briar grain can be excellent aesthetically for the small-scale work that tobacco pipes are. Briar can also have other properties which are desirable, a sweet, mild aroma when cured properly, and a resistance to burning. Still, some pipemakers use other materials, like Ebony (wood), and African Blackwood. I, personally, have used Hard Maple, Black Walnut, and even sticks from the Photenia (Redtip) shrub for experimental pipes, and I also have smoked them regularly. These woods were merely cut and then dried thoroughly for several years. Once the pipe is broken-in good, saturated with tar, and the bowl heavily caked, I wonder if any of the wood's material properties have much effect on the quality of the smoke? | ||
Also see the "Alternative Woods Used For Pipe making" section in "Materials and Construction" | |||
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