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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 9, 2018 15:50:45 GMT -5
I have a total of about a dozen pipes. Of those the only ones I really love smoking are my cobs. I have a few briar pipes that I have a sentimental attachment to but I'll be damned if any of them can hold a candle, smoking quality wise, to my cobs.
Lately I've been kicking the idea of ditching briar all together and just sticking with my cobs.
Has anyone else run into a similar issue? Wanting to get rid of a pipe because you don't smoke it that much just because you have better smoking pipes.. But not wanting to get rid of it because of a sentimental attachment?
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Post by puffy on Sept 9, 2018 15:56:25 GMT -5
Personally If they're good pipes I would hang on to them..You never know when your smoking habits will change.
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Post by flybypipe on Sept 9, 2018 15:57:05 GMT -5
Unless you have something very valuable, and need the money, why not keep them? They don’t take up a lot of space. I would put up with a cantankerous pipe if it had some sentimental value. IMHO
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2018 15:57:59 GMT -5
Most definitely, I have 40 plus pipes that haven’t been smoked in years, I’m holding on to them because of sentimental value as opposed to “ money “ value. A few will be traveling with me one day on a long journey 👌👌👌
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Post by trailboss on Sept 9, 2018 15:58:18 GMT -5
What brand of briars do you possess?
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 9, 2018 15:59:04 GMT -5
I have a total of about a dozen pipes. Of those the only ones I really love smoking are my cobs. I have a few briar pipes that I have a sentimental attachment to but I'll be damned if any of them can hold a candle, smoking quality wise, to my cobs. Lately I've been kicking the idea of ditching briar all together and just sticking with my cobs. Has anyone else run into a similar issue? Wanting to get rid of a pipe because you don't smoke it that much just because you have better smoking pipes.. But not wanting to get rid of it because of a sentimental attachment? ...I almost always have a similar feeling after smoking my cobs. However, I value my briars as much for their aesthetic value as for their smoking characteristics. Keep your briars, my friend... you'll miss them later if you don't. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 9, 2018 16:08:31 GMT -5
"Personally If they're good pipes I would hang on to them..You never know when your smoking habits will change."
That is my .02
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Post by trailboss on Sept 9, 2018 16:17:22 GMT -5
I like my cobs, but they don’t hold a candle to my GBD’s, WO Larsen’s, Don Warren, Brakner’s, London Made, various Meers, etc...
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Post by slowroll on Sept 9, 2018 16:24:38 GMT -5
Agree with Charlie. Cobs, for me, are for smoking while working so I don't break one if my briars.
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Post by dave g on Sept 9, 2018 16:32:36 GMT -5
I’ll take take one for the team. Send all your unwanted Brit woods to me.
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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 9, 2018 16:53:05 GMT -5
None of them are high or even mid briar...we're talking dr. G and medico level here.
Money isn't an issue as they wouldn't fetch much and I'd only be buying cobs anyway. It was more of a side effect of not liking to have things I don't use lying around.
I suppose I'll keep at least two of them even though I'm not a fan of smoking them. One was a gift from my wife last Christmas, an old beat up Vottis. The other one I'll keep is the first pipe I purchased, a Bjarne Viking classic. I think the rest can go though as those two are the ones I have a real attachment to.
I think you guys are right that I'd miss them eventually.
As for the ones I would get rid of, you'll just have to wait until I have enough posts to sell something here 😁
I do already have three cheapies on ebay but those were purchased with resale in mind.
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 9, 2018 16:55:20 GMT -5
...one of those "cheap" briars will be your favorite pipe one of these days...
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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 9, 2018 16:56:07 GMT -5
I like my cobs, but they don’t hold a candle to my GBD’s, WO Larsen’s, Don Warren, Brakner’s, London Made, various Meers, etc... I would love to have a briar that smokes as well as my cobs, but I have yet to run into one. The Bjarne is probably my most expensive pipe but even that one gets wet. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 9, 2018 16:59:26 GMT -5
I like my cobs, but they don’t hold a candle to my GBD’s, WO Larsen’s, Don Warren, Brakner’s, London Made, various Meers, etc... I would love to have a briar that smokes as well as my cobs, but I have yet to run into one. The Bjarne is probably my most expensive pipe but even that one gets wet. ...cobs are different from briars... they apparently absorb moisture, while briar does not... to me, it's a different smoking experience... a few pipe-cleaners while smoking a briar is a good idea... |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 9, 2018 17:54:42 GMT -5
Personally If they're good pipes I would hang on to them..You never know when your smoking habits will change. I would second this, but add the following... If you're happy with cobs, don't buy any MORE briar pipes until your tastes change. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2018 17:58:37 GMT -5
Paddy, he’s definitely a Cob piper, same with a friend of mine that past away less then two years ago. He never enjoyed smoking any briars or Meers.
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Post by slowroll on Sept 9, 2018 17:58:38 GMT -5
I noticed that the only briars that smoke wet are deep bents that don't have a well or filter, and straights that have a gap between the mortice bottom and the tenon. The latter one is an easy fix. The former only by pipe cleaners. This all assumes dry tobacco of course.
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Post by Mork on Sept 9, 2018 18:07:53 GMT -5
Knowing you man, and your love for cobs, I'd sell the briars unless there's major sentiment attached.
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Post by herbinedave on Sept 9, 2018 18:10:38 GMT -5
Find a piper starting out and gift them to him or her.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 9, 2018 18:11:25 GMT -5
If you've not got the bug for briar, what cob do you have your eye on that you don't currently have?
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 9, 2018 18:11:37 GMT -5
Find a piper starting out and gift them to him or her. Excellent idea. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 9, 2018 19:16:34 GMT -5
...keep the briars... they will most likely be good smokers...
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Sept 9, 2018 19:27:01 GMT -5
...keep the briars... they will most likely be good smokers... agreed, they will come into play sooner or later |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 9, 2018 19:39:39 GMT -5
Most definitely, I have 40 plus pipes that haven’t been smoked in years, I’m holding on to them because of sentimental value as opposed to “ money “ value. A few will be traveling with me one day on a long journey 👌👌👌 A long journey... around the world, long, or six feet under, long? |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Sept 9, 2018 19:40:34 GMT -5
I have a total of about a dozen pipes. Of those the only ones I really love smoking are my cobs. I have a few briar pipes that I have a sentimental attachment to but I'll be damned if any of them can hold a candle, smoking quality wise, to my cobs.
A really good briar can rival a cob. Maybe you just don't have a good enough briar yet. Better buy, oh, say, three hundred more.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2018 19:42:19 GMT -5
Most definitely, I have 40 plus pipes that haven’t been smoked in years, I’m holding on to them because of sentimental value as opposed to “ money “ value. A few will be traveling with me one day on a long journey 👌👌👌 A long journey... around the world, long, or six feet under, long? As in the HBO series “ Six Feet Under “!! |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Sept 9, 2018 19:45:01 GMT -5
Find a piper starting out and gift them to him or her. This is the write answer. A briar is what most people identify as the classic pipe material. Help introduce someone to the hobby, and gift them one of your briars. I pipe that may mean little to you now, may mean the world to them later. |
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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 9, 2018 19:45:17 GMT -5
Find a piper starting out and gift them to him or her. this is a pretty good idea.. I like it. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Sept 9, 2018 19:53:50 GMT -5
...do what you want, what ever seems best at the moment...
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Post by morallynomadic on Sept 9, 2018 19:59:42 GMT -5
If you've not got the bug for briar, what cob do you have your eye on that you don't currently have? There are three specific cobs that have caught my eye on the last three or four months. There's the Old Dominion Richmond because a cob with a bowl that large is so unusual. The stems of the Old Dominion cobs worries me a little bit though as I clench a lot and I'm afraid they'd roll or turn between my teeth. Then there's the Missouri Meerschaum Charles Towne Cobbler. It's got nice angle to the stem, fair sized bowl, and is a hell of a good looking pipe. Lastly there's the MM Cobbit series but mostly because my father keeps telling me I should try a church warden style pipe. They *are* fairly nice looking, even if I'm unsure of their practicality. I own four cobs right now and every one of them smokes really well. The only one I wouldn't describe as a perfect smoker is the MM Dagner Poker. It does get a little damp when clenched for the better part of a 45 minute bowl, but that's nothing a couple wrist flicks and taking them stem out and blowing through it doesn't fix right up. |
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