Are there any small gourd calabash pipes that do not cost thousands? I saw a photo of an Andreas Bauer and would love a similar pipe.
Does Any Pipemaker Make "Normal" Sized Gourd Calabash Pipes?
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I have the fleeting sense of having seen more medium/Group 4 size gourd calabash pipes, but maybe that is my imagination. I like the shape but not the gigantic gourd pipes, so I have a briar version, a Peterson, that I like. It is pure surmise on my part, but maybe smaller gourd pipes aren't made much because smaller gourds have thinner shells and are therefore harder to cut to the purpose and not durable. The big gourd pipes are wonderful to see but way more unwieldy than a churchwarden. It's a lot of pipe even for just reading a book or working on a device.
I'm not entirely sure what you'd consider to be too large, but as far as a calabash pipe, I've been looking at the BriarWorks Calabash line. I think they look really nice and have a wide selection of finishes and stem colors to choose from. Smoking pipes did a video review of them some time ago, and you can see Shane Ireland provide a good review. Maybe that would give you some sort of idea of the size of them as pictures of just the pipe, never really give me the best impression of the size.
Shane Ireland BriarWorks Calabash Pipe Review
Shane Ireland BriarWorks Calabash Pipe Review
I've only seen one really (relatively) small one, which I have. It's old, and needs a new stem. But some of the Pioneer ones are not gigantic.
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