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{{Main|Briar}}

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Although briar pipes are by far the most popular, various other woods are also used by pipe makers (one example would be cherry wood). See [[Alternative Woods Used For Pipe making ]] for a list of the many  wood types and examples of pipes made with these woods. Many thanks to pipe maker [[Elie]] for suggesting this section. Also see [[Pipes in Other Woods]] an article written for The Collector by [[Tim Fuller]].

Also see [[Pipe_Making#Other_Materials|Other Materials]].

{{Main|Meerschaum}}

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{{Main|Morta}}

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{{Main|Clay}}

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{{Main|Porcelain}}

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[[File:Pipestone.jpg|thumb|200px|Pipestone Pipe, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society Collection]]

<blockquote><q>Stone pipes have always been associated with the prehistoric peoples of North America. Specimens from as far back as 2,000 years ago have been encountered throughout the United States in argillite, pipestone, sandstone, soapstone and steatite. Pipestone is a hard, fine-grained, red clay, a type of argillite that ranges in color from mottled pink to brick red, and to rarer colors, such as mottled yellow, green, blue, brown, gray and black (steatite). And it is soft enough to file down with flint tools. It’s extremely durable, withstands intense heat, and doesn’t crack in the sunlight, so it can last for generations.</q></blockquote>

[[File:Aztec-R&L.jpg|thumb|Circa 1500 Aztec Earthenware pipe with white decoration, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]]

The article "[[Aztec Ceramic]]" first appeared on Smokingpipes.com here: [https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/the-mayans-tobacco The Mayans & Tobacco, November 9, 2018 by Chuck Stanion in Pipe Line] and serves as an interesting introduction to the origins of this very interesting pipe recently acquired by [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist].

[[Image:Gourd09_Right.JPG|thumb|Calabash Gourd Pipe With Meerschaum Bowl Insert & Removable Bamboo Stem Extension Courtesy of Frank]]

'''Calabash Interpretations''': Also popular with some collectors are Calabash shaped briar pipes, or Calabash interpretations. Fred Heim has written an interesting article on collecting these called [[Calabash, Calabash, Wherefore Art Thou Calabash?]], The Genesis of a Collecting Motif By Fred Heim, with photography by Joe Harb.

[[File:Diplomat-5th-Avenue-Corn-Cob-Pipe-Straight-1950.jpg|thumb|Diplomat 5th Avenue Straight, courtesy, [http://corncobpipe.com/ Missouri Meerschaum]]]

For great additional information see [[The Complete Corncob primer]] and [[Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Buying Guide]] courtesy of John Patton (tiltjlp).

[[Image:Metal Pipe.jpg|thumb|Image Courtesy Tony Pringle of Smoking Metal]]

[[Kirsten Pipe Company]] - An article by Dave Whitney

{{Main|The pipe}}

See the excellent [http://www.thepipe.info/ the pipe website] by Billie W. Taylor II, Ph.D

[[File:Lancer.jpg|thumb|Medico Lancer made of Brylon]]

In 1966, [[S.M. Frank]] developed a material called "Brylon" made of a high temperature resin combined with "wood flour", which is pulverized wood of varying consistency.  The pipes were cheaper and more durable, but heavier in the mouth and had a tendency to smoke hot and wet.  They are still made today, and favored by some for their inability to be burnt out or otherwise damaged without significant effort and the ease of cleaning the pipe.  For more information see [[S.M. Frank]].

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