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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 16:34:47 GMT -5
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Post by pepesdad1 on Dec 8, 2019 16:45:01 GMT -5
Interesting article...thanks for posting it.
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Post by monbla256 on Dec 8, 2019 17:00:37 GMT -5
To bad they are gonna have to cover it up! 
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Post by jeffd on Dec 8, 2019 18:17:18 GMT -5
I would love to see this kind of thing come back. I bought a handful of small clays for under $10.00 each, and to tell you the truth I really do love them. I love the way the tobacco tastes, I love the relative lack of care the pipes need, I love they way they look when smoking.
I read that cigarettes were the primary force that killed clay pipe smoking. Culture and time move on I am sure. But clays are a lot of fun, a piece of history, and were popular for a reason.
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Post by zambini on Dec 8, 2019 18:27:32 GMT -5
I've never tried one but the lip looks uncomfortable to hold in your mouth.
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Post by trailboss on Dec 8, 2019 19:14:00 GMT -5
I've never tried one but the lip looks uncomfortable to hold in your mouth. You learn quickly to hold the pipe by the stem... the bowl gets really hot! You also learn to learn lick your lips, because at least for me if I allow my lips to dry, they stick to the clay. Having said that, they offer a great opportunity to taste the pure tobacco, and the smoker is rewarded when following them rules. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 8, 2019 22:45:51 GMT -5
I dipped the end of the stem of mine in melted carnuba wax. Gives a nice feel.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 9, 2019 10:10:02 GMT -5
I've never tried one but the lip looks uncomfortable to hold in your mouth. You learn quickly to hold the pipe by the stem... the bowl gets really hot! You also learn to learn lick your lips, because at least for me if I allow my lips to dry, they stick to the clay. Having said that, they offer a great opportunity to taste the pure tobacco, and the smoker is rewarded when following them rules. I like the Zenith double walled ceramic pipes. Still let you taste the pure tobacco and don't take a ghost, and quite a bit easier to smoke. I also like the German clays. A deluxe version of the clay pipe. There's a good reason why nobody makes the 18th century clay pipes anymore. I would say that cobs have filled their place in the pipe ecology. |
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Post by jeffd on Dec 9, 2019 11:23:11 GMT -5
That makes sense to me. My uncle years ago said that cobs also give the pure tobacco taste. He would buy a cheap cob and then use it once and toss it afterwards. Much like someone might throw a clay pipe into the fire place when done with it. I can do neither. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 9, 2019 11:50:25 GMT -5
That makes sense to me. My uncle years ago said that cobs also give the pure tobacco taste. He would buy a cheap cob and then use it once and toss it afterwards. Much like someone might throw a clay pipe into the fire place when done with it. I can do neither. Maybe he would like a "corn flavored" blend. 😁🤠 |
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Post by sperrytops on Dec 9, 2019 16:59:24 GMT -5
I saw an interesting show on BBC on clay pipes. They were so prevalent in the 19th century that today the muddy shores of the Thames are littered with hundreds of thousands of clay pipes and pipe bits discarded in the 1800's before the advent of briar. Men, women and children smoked these pipes. The nicotine was considered an aid to studying so children were encouraged to smoke! Anyway, each one didn't last long and was discarded for the next. They cost very little and everyone could afford them.
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Post by Ronv69 on Dec 9, 2019 17:02:52 GMT -5
I saw an interesting show on BBC on clay pipes. They were so prevalent in the 19th century that today the muddy shores of the Thames are littered with hundreds of thousands of clay pipes and pipe bits discarded in the 1800's before the advent of briar. Men, women and children smoked these pipes. The nicotine was considered an aid to studying so children were encouraged to smoke! Anyway, each one didn't last long and was discarded for the next. They cost very little and everyone could afford them. The air and water was so bad in London at that time that tobacco was probably healthy in comparison. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2019 17:05:52 GMT -5
I saw an interesting show on BBC on clay pipes. They were so prevalent in the 19th century that today the muddy shores of the Thames are littered with hundreds of thousands of clay pipes and pipe bits discarded in the 1800's before the advent of briar. Men, women and children smoked these pipes. The nicotine was considered an aid to studying so children were encouraged to smoke! Anyway, each one didn't last long and was discarded for the next. They cost very little and everyone could afford them. |
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