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| pipe
shapes >> |
 Some
of the basic and well known
shapes, there are many more but these are the standards >> |
| choose
your pipe >> |
 'What
is a suitable pipe? It is a pipe whose mouthpiece is the
right width so that the chompers can get a good grip and
the pipe does not slip sideways out of control. It should
be the right weight, if too heavy the jaw feels as though
it has become unhooked and gives off clicks. If the pipe
is too light, one, curiously, loses interest in it.' Frank
Muir >> |
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| pipe
materials >> |
 The
briar has nothing to do with the briar rose. The name
is a corruption of the French word "bruyere",
or heath tree, a low shrub found throughout Europe, though
mainly around the Mediterranean. The true briar is only
made out of the very hard, dry root of the mature shrub
which may be anything up to 250 years old. >> |
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| caring
for pipes >> |
 The
bowl is the fundamental component of any pipe and it should
therefore be handled with great care and looked after
meticulously >> |
| pipe
parts >> |
 Parts
that make up a pipe >> |
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| system
pipes >> |
 A
system pipe is one that has been fitted with some extra
element or an elaborate cooling feature both of which
serve the purpose of regulating air flow, cooling the
smoke or to block the moisture >> |
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| pipe
world >> |
 Pipes
: Rich Old Clays: 1, 1689, 2, 1575. 3, 1600.
Notes: The clay pipes you see here are typical of the period,
these three look as though they have been well and truly smoked.
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