| The material and shape of a pipe has a
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| | located in Washington, Missouri in the
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| profound influence upon the aesthetic of
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| | USA [2]. Missouri Meerschaum has produced
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| a smoke.
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| | the pipes since 1869. General Douglas
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| Briar
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| | MacArthur and George Lincoln Rockwell
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| The majority of pipes sold today, whether
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| | were perhaps the most famous smokers of
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| hand made or machine made, are fashioned
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| | this type of pipe, along with the cartoon
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| from briar ((French) bruyere). Briar is a
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| | characters Popeye and Frosty the Snowman.
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| particularly good wood for pipe making
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| | Corncob pipes remain popular today
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| for a number of reasons. The first and
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| | because they are inexpensive and require
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| most important is its natural resistance
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| | no "break-in" period like briar pipes.
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| to fire. The second is its inherent
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| | For these two reasons, corncob pipes are
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| ability to absorb moisture. The burl
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| | often recommended as a "Beginners pipe."
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| absorbs water in nature to supply the
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| | But, their enjoyment is by no means
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| tree in the dry times and likewise will
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| | limited to beginners. Corncob pipes are
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| absorb the moisture that is a byproduct
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| | equally valued by both learners, and
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| of combustion. Briar is cut from the root
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| | experienced smokers who simply desire a
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| burl of the Tree heath (Erica arborea),
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| | cool, clean smoke. Pipesmokers who wish
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| which is native to the rocky and sandy
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| | to sample a wide variety of different
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| soils of the Mediterranean region. Briar
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| | tobaccos and blends also might keep a
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| burls are cut into two types of blocks;
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| | stock of corncobs on hand to permit them
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| ebauchon and plateaux. Ebauchon is taken
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| | to try new flavors without "carryover"
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| from the heart of the burl while plateaux
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| | from an already-used pipe.
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| is taken from the outer part of the burl.
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| | Image:Piece.jpg
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| While both types of blocks can produce
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| | Metal chamber bowl, removable cap not
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| pipes of the highest quality, most
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| | pictured.
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| artisan pipe makers prefer to use
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| | Metal
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| plateaux because of its superior
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| | Metal pipes are more generally associated
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| graining. A synthetic material called
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| | with cannabis and other drugs than
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| brylon is also in use. Brylon has many
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| | tobacco use. Though steel was a common
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| similar properties as briar.
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| | material, aluminium and brass are more
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| Meerschaum
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| | popular materials now. The advantages of
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| Meerschaum (hydrated magnesium silicate),
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| | a metal pipe generally include
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| a mineral found in small shallow deposits
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| | interchangeable parts for optimization
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| mainly around the city of Eskisehir in
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| | and certain components are limited to fit
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| central Turkey, is prized for its
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| | only a metal pipe, such as a threaded
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| plasticity which allows it to be carved
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| | metal bowl with optional cap via thread
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| into many decorative and figural shapes.
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| | interface that will prevent spills or
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| It has been used since the 17th century
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| | accidentally blowing the cannabis from
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| and, with clay pipes, represented the
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| | the bowl ("blow outs"). Their retention
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| most common medium for pipes before the
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| | of heat can make them uncomfortably and
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| introduction of briar as the material of
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| | even dangerously hot but most have rubber
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| choice in the 19th century. The word
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| | or plastic grips on the outside of the
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| "meerschaum" means "sea foam" in German,
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| | pipe. Another common method for burn
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| alluding to its natural white color and
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| | prevention is one or more rubber rings,
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| its surprisingly low weight. However,
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| | which can be placed at the base of the
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| meerschaum is a very porous mineral that
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| | threadded area and prevent conduction of
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| absorbs elements of the tobacco during
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| | heat. Another drawback of the metal pipe
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| the smoking process, and gradually
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| | is its typical top heavyness which makes
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| changes color to a golden brown. Old,
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| | it prone to spills. This is compensated
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| well-smoked meerschaum pipes are prized
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| | for by flat or squared ends on the
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| for their distinctive coloring.
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| | 45° or 90° angled elbow
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| Clay
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| | piece. Perhaps the most attractive aspect
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| Clay in this case is almost always a very
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| | of a metal pipe over a glass piece in
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| fine white clay. Low-quality "clay" pipes
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| | many users' minds is that they are, in
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| are actually made from porcelain slip
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| | all normal circumstance, basically
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| poured into a mold. These are porous, of
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| | indestructible.
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| very low quality, and impart unwanted
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| | Metal bowls are usually overlooked by
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| flavors to a smoke. Top-notch clays, on
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| | tobacco smokers because metal bowls
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| the other hand are made in a
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| | require a break-in period of resination.
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| labor-intensive process that requires
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| | During that time, smoke passing though
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| beating all air out of the clay,
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| | the piece has an aftertaste when used
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| hand-rolling each pipe before molding it,
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| | with tobacco. Cannabis smoke usually does
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| piercing with a fine wire, and careful
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| | not have an odd after-taste and resinates
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| firing. Traditionally, clay pipes are
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| | the piece faster. A type of metal pipe
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| un-glazed. Clays burn "hot" in comparison
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| | usually associated with Marijuana is the
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| to other types of pipes, so they are
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| | chamber pipe, which has an accessible
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| often difficult for most pipe-smokers to
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| | central chamber, which is usually packed
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| use. Their proponents claim that, unlike
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| | with Marijuana to resinate, adding extra
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| other materials, a well-made clay pipe
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| | THC content when smoked. Also, loose bits
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| gives a "pure" smoke, with no flavor
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| | of the Marijuana fall down into the
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| addition from the pipe bowl. In addition
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| | chamber and also resinate, speeding up
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| to aficionados, reproductions of
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| | the process of resination. The biggest
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| historical clay styles are used by some
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| | drawback to a metal-stemmed or -bowled
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| re-enactors. Clay pipes are traditionally
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| | pipe is that the metal also creates a lot
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| disposable items and the large quantities
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| | of condensation in the stem, making for a
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| discarded in the past are often used as
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| | very wet smoke.
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| an aid in dating by industrial
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| | All metals create odors when heated and
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| archaeologists.
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| | although the metals themselves can
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| Calabash
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| | withstand tempertures of thousands of
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| Calabash gourds (usually with meerschaum
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| | degrees they still release harmfull
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| or porcelain bowls set inside them) have
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| | toxins when heated. Steel has the least
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| long made prized pipes, but they are
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| | odor followed by brass which tastes
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| labour-intensive and nowadays quite
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| | horrible and irritates the throat after
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| expensive. Because of this expense, pipes
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| | just a few uses, followed by aluminum, on
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| with bodies made of wood (usually
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| | the bottom of the list is copper which is
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| mahogany) instead of gourd, but the same
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| | extremely reactant and can create
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| classic shape are being sold as
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| | malicious chemicals when triggered by one
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| calabashes. Both wood and gourd pipes are
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| | of the thousands of chemicals inherent in
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| functionally the same. They both have an
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| | any smoke[citation needed]. Gold is inert
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| air chamber beneath the bowl which serves
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| | and has no taste and is sometimes offered
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| to cool, dry, and mellow the smoke. There
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| | as a bowl plating. Metal pipes are
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| are also briar pipes being sold as
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| | typically short because the metal absorbs
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| calabashes. These typically do not have
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| | the heat from the smoke extremely well
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| an air chamber and are named only because
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| | whereas long pipes or roomy glass pipes
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| of their external shape.
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| | use their larger air space to cool the
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| The construction of a Calabash pipe
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| | smoke.
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| generally consists of a downward curve
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| | Glass
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| that ends with an upcurve where the bowl
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| | Hand-blown glass pipes are one of the
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| sits. This low center of gravity allows
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| | most common kinds of hand-blown glass
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| for the user to easily hold the pipe by
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| | today. They can be quite elaborate. One
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| the mouth alone, leaving his hands free.
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| | reason for their appeal is that since the
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| This advantage was often used by actors
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| | glass is completely inert, it does not
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| who wanted to depict their character
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| | affect the flavor of the smoke. As the
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| smoking while permitting them to do other
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| | pipe is used, black tar build-up provides
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| business simultaneously. That is why the
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| | for a more contrasted background. Glass
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| character Sherlock Holmes, who never used
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| | pipes sometimes have a small hole on the
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| this kind of pipe in the stories, is
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| | side that, when covered, enables
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| stereotypically depicted as favoring it
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| | continuous inhalation. When inhalation is
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| because early dramatic productions,
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| | completed, the hole may be uncovered to
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| especially those starring William
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| | flood the smoke with air thus lending it
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| Gillette made this artistic decision. In
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| | the name carburetor or "carb" (also
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| fact, Sherlock would have probably
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| | 'choke', 'rush', or 'shotgun'). Due to
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| disliked the calabash because of the
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| | their lack of porosity and tendency to
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| above-mentioned mellowing effect. He
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| | retain heat, glass pipes are usually used
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| preferred very harsh tobaccos.
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| | to smoke cannabis and other substances
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| Corncob pipe.
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| | besides tobacco. The added space inside a
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| Corncob
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| | glass pipe as compared to a metal one,
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| On the other end of the scale, "corncob"
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| | combined with proper use of the carb,
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| pipes made from maize cobs are cheap and
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| | result in the potential to take a much
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| effective, even if some regard them as
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| | larger and smoother-feeling inhalation of
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| inelegant. The cobs are first dried for
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| | smoke, which also appeals to cannabis
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| two years. Then they are hollowed out to
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| | users. Glass pipes are usually more
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| make a bowl shape. The bowls are dipped
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| | expensive than ones made from plastic or
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| in a plaster-based mixture and varnished
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| | metal. They are also highly prone to
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| or lacquered on the outside. Shanks made
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| | irreparable damage. There is also a
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| from Pine wood are then inserted into the
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| | chance of the pipe cracking as it gets
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| bowls. The first and largest manufacturer
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| | too hot.
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| of corncob pipes is Missouri Meerschaum,
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