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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:07:43 GMT -5
Do you have thoughts, opinion or experience with Strawberry Wood? Is it a different smoking experience? The only thing I can tell by looking is that it produces some distinctive grain.
Please feel free to contribute to the thread.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 13, 2018 17:08:20 GMT -5
...never seen nor heard of it...
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 13, 2018 17:19:19 GMT -5
Me neither, but I'd like to see it.
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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 13, 2018 17:19:58 GMT -5
I have watched artisan pipe makers use this wood for years now. I see some really well done blasts when using this wood. I have never been tempted to buy one as my belief is it has to be softer than briar and not as good for smoking a pipe. I assume this because I have never seen companies like Dunhill or Castello ever use the stuff. If it was such a good wood, then why are big companies not using it? .
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 13, 2018 17:20:57 GMT -5
I have watched artisan pipe makers use this wood for years now. I see some really well done blasts when using this wood. I have never been tempted to buy one as my belief is it has to be softer than briar and not as good for smoking a pipe. I assume this because I have never seen companies like Dunhill or Castello ever use the stuff. If it was such a good wood, then why are big companies not using it? . ...got any pics? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:26:14 GMT -5
Do you have thoughts, opinion or experience with Strawberry Wood? Is it a different smoking experience? The only thing I can tell by looking is that it produces some distinctive grain. Please feel free to contribute to the thread. I bought a strawberry wood pipe a few years ago, it does make it a sweeter smoke than a normal briar pipe, the main other difference is the weight, strawberry wood pipes are very light! Now, I am going to have to pull it out and lite it up again, been a very long time! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2018 17:30:03 GMT -5
Italian carvers use it occasionally and earlier today I was looking at some examples from Vermont Freehand posted at SP.
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Post by scrooge on Mar 13, 2018 17:30:30 GMT -5
Some body contact the Cajun an tell him to post pictures of the pipe that Ed James made for him. Beautiful pipe. Ed was making me one but didn't get a chance to finish it.
If you get a chance to buy one, BUY IT.
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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 13, 2018 17:36:32 GMT -5
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Post by mgtarheel on Mar 13, 2018 17:36:50 GMT -5
I have a couple made by Chris Askwith. Love both of them.
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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 13, 2018 17:39:08 GMT -5
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 13, 2018 17:59:06 GMT -5
  Strawberry Wood Poker made by my old departed friend Ed James.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 13, 2018 18:01:20 GMT -5
 Strawberry briar pipe made by Ed James.
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Post by scrooge on Mar 13, 2018 18:05:38 GMT -5
Beautiful!! Thanks
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 13, 2018 18:07:44 GMT -5
Strawberry Wood Poker made by my old departed friend Ed James. ...wow... |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 13, 2018 18:08:17 GMT -5
 Strawberry Becker , they don't like to be hotboxed, light, good smokers, but they are somewhat fragile. |
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Mar 13, 2018 19:15:46 GMT -5
Some beautiful pipes I'm sure though I shy away from non-briar woods. If something was equal or better than briar you wouldn't see so many briar pipes.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 13, 2018 19:17:46 GMT -5
Some beautiful pipes I'm sure though I shy away from non-briar woods. If something was equal or better than briar you wouldn't see so many briar pipes. ...the tradition of briar is a big deal for me... I enjoy cobs and hardwoods, but briar is king... |
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Mar 13, 2018 19:24:15 GMT -5
Some beautiful pipes I'm sure though I shy away from non-briar woods. If something was equal or better than briar you wouldn't see so many briar pipes. ...the tradition of briar is a big deal for me... I enjoy cobs and hardwoods, but briar is king... It's all the history that they represent and the quality that you know you are getting. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 13, 2018 19:27:34 GMT -5
...the tradition of briar is a big deal for me... I enjoy cobs and hardwoods, but briar is king... It's all the history that they represent and the quality that you know you are getting. ...briar has unique qualities, that nothing can match... they usually do not make for an *easy* smoke when new, but they become a best friend when you care for them correctly... |
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Post by scrooge on Mar 13, 2018 19:30:49 GMT -5
Strawberry is always in short supply. Can go years without anybody being able to get it.
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Mar 13, 2018 19:30:52 GMT -5
It's all the history that they represent and the quality that you know you are getting. ...briar has unique qualities, that nothing can match... they usually do not make for an *easy* smoke when new, but they become a best friend when treated right... This is the conundrum between buying a new pipe and an old pipe. If you buy an estate that has been treated well, it can be like constantly hitting it off with someone. If you buy a new pipe and put that work in yourself it is like making a strong bond and getting to know someone over time. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 13, 2018 19:37:10 GMT -5
...briar has unique qualities, that nothing can match... they usually do not make for an *easy* smoke when new, but they become a best friend when treated right... This is the conundrum between buying a new pipe and an old pipe. If you buy an estate that has been treated well, it can be like constantly hitting it off with someone. If you buy a new pipe and put that work in yourself it is like making a strong bond and getting to know someone over time. ...perhaps this is why I see so many *estate* pipes that were smoked once or twice, then abandoned... |
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Mar 13, 2018 19:43:05 GMT -5
This is the conundrum between buying a new pipe and an old pipe. If you buy an estate that has been treated well, it can be like constantly hitting it off with someone. If you buy a new pipe and put that work in yourself it is like making a strong bond and getting to know someone over time. ...perhaps this is why I see so many *estate* pipes that were smoked once or twice, then abandoned... That's like ghosting a pipe. Lol |
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Post by papipeguy on Mar 13, 2018 21:20:55 GMT -5
This is my strawberry wood by Clark Layton. Light as a feather and a very nice smoke.  |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 13, 2018 22:18:00 GMT -5
I don’t own a strawberry wood pipe, but I have seen some beautiful strawberry wood blasts. The pics in this thread are proof of that.
There is an urban legend that strawberry wood is softer and more prone to burn out. However, I’ve never seen any real proof of that. I only know of one person who had a strawberry wood pipe burn out and that was on one of the first bowls due to a bad spot in the interior of the wood. The same thing can happen to briar due to undetectable flaws inside the wood.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 13, 2018 22:21:33 GMT -5
I have watched artisan pipe makers use this wood for years now. I see some really well done blasts when using this wood. I have never been tempted to buy one as my belief is it has to be softer than briar and not as good for smoking a pipe. I assume this because I have never seen companies like Dunhill or Castello ever use the stuff. If it was such a good wood, then why are big companies not using it? . I don’t accept your logic regarding big companies. For example, olive wood makes fantastic pipes. Other than Paronelli, about the only source for olive wood pipes is artisan pipe makers. The same is true for hardwoods such as hickory, walnut, etc. |
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Mar 13, 2018 23:02:27 GMT -5
I have watched artisan pipe makers use this wood for years now. I see some really well done blasts when using this wood. I have never been tempted to buy one as my belief is it has to be softer than briar and not as good for smoking a pipe. I assume this because I have never seen companies like Dunhill or Castello ever use the stuff. If it was such a good wood, then why are big companies not using it? . I don’t accept your logic regarding big companies. For example, olive wood makes fantastic pipes. Other than Paronelli, about the only source for olive wood pipes is artisan pipe makers. The same is true for hardwoods such as hickory, walnut, etc. So why is it you think only artisans use these woods? |
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Post by papipeguy on Mar 14, 2018 9:04:45 GMT -5
The strawberry tree is an evergreen native to the Mediterranean area (Arbutus unedo). It got the name because the fruit resembles strawberries. I'm not a botanist but I would think that its use in pipe making is somewhat akin to Mountain Laurel, which was used by American pipe companies during World War II because briar was unavailable in the USA.
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 14, 2018 9:38:11 GMT -5
I assume this because I have never seen companies like Dunhill or Castello ever use the stuff. If it was such a good wood, then why are big companies not using it? . Castello makes a few. They are marked with an S.  |
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