Hey, I hope I am not posting this in the wrong place. I'm still figuring out the forum. But I am fairly new to pipes and was wondering if I could get some advice. I see a ton of the "Wizard" and "Gandalf" stile pipes out there. I'm sure you have as well. I know this can be annoying to many seasoned pipe smokers and this post may cause an epidemic of eye strains from the constant rolling of them. But has anyone tried these pipes? I hear they are rather light. I am used to briars as it's all I have experience with. Are they sturdy enough or does the mouthpiece fall apart easily from biting. I would like a church warden as I would like a cool draw but is it worth it to spend the money on one of these? I am a fan of the Tolkien series but what I really want a couple for is festival. My lady and our kids perform in a dance troop and dress in traditional eastern European garb. Usually we smoke cigars at these. At least most of the men, and some of the women. I recently have been teaching my son to pack a pipe like my dad showed me and I thought a couple of these would be fun. I have seen the Polish and Ukrainian pipes but they have a metal bowl which I don't thing would lend to good sipping. Any and all thoughts appreciated. Eddie~
