I realize Smoking Metal pipes with briar or meerschaum bowls isn't for everyone and for quite a while I was in that camp, but then I was gifted a Falcon and I let it sit on the shelf, well okay, in a drawer. A little later after that I was going through said drawer and there sat the the Falcon waiting to be smoked at least once so I could chuck it in the trash after giving the college try. So I loaded it and smoked it, and the love affair with metal pipes began. I still love my briars, in fact I have some great new pipes, some amazing estate pipes and a couple of commissions in my stable, but for utilitarian use and pipes that travel extremely well without fear of a broken shank or some other disaster my Metal pipes shine. They are easy to clean (in deference to an other post about water, I routinely use hot water to clean them), I can swap bowls for the blend and style of baccy and keep rolling down the road.
I'm a fan. Here's a small sample of my Metal Pipes.
Here's a Kaywoodie Filter pipe with a clean ceramic filter ready to go. They other is a Kaywoodie that is very similar to Falcon.
Here's some of my Falcons with they interchangeable bowls that are so readily available, with one stem you can have technically a hundred pipes in a box.
Here are some of my Kirstens. I have three different eras of Kirsten. The first pipe is the oldest and it doesn't have "O" rings, it just has very finely machined aluminum for the fit and finish. They also feature a wide variety of bowl sizes and styles.
And Finally the King of Metal, to me, my H. Wiebe pipes. They are what he calls "Radiator" pipes and they smoke just absolutely fantastic. I've smoked 4 bowls back to back before having to clean the well. They clench extremely well and have interchangeable bowls as well as interchangeable bits. The "shank" is stainless steel and it super easy to clean and maintain.
Disclaimer -- I am in no way affiliated with any of the manufacturers, but I do love the metal pipes.
Just so I don't get tarred and feathered by the traditionalists, if you're still reading.....
Heres two dozen gorgeous old Kaywoodies from between 1919-1924...btw, 24 was my goal. And now its on to other pipes, shapes, styles and makers.
I'm a fan. Here's a small sample of my Metal Pipes.
Here's a Kaywoodie Filter pipe with a clean ceramic filter ready to go. They other is a Kaywoodie that is very similar to Falcon.
Here's some of my Falcons with they interchangeable bowls that are so readily available, with one stem you can have technically a hundred pipes in a box.
Here are some of my Kirstens. I have three different eras of Kirsten. The first pipe is the oldest and it doesn't have "O" rings, it just has very finely machined aluminum for the fit and finish. They also feature a wide variety of bowl sizes and styles.
And Finally the King of Metal, to me, my H. Wiebe pipes. They are what he calls "Radiator" pipes and they smoke just absolutely fantastic. I've smoked 4 bowls back to back before having to clean the well. They clench extremely well and have interchangeable bowls as well as interchangeable bits. The "shank" is stainless steel and it super easy to clean and maintain.
Disclaimer -- I am in no way affiliated with any of the manufacturers, but I do love the metal pipes.
Just so I don't get tarred and feathered by the traditionalists, if you're still reading.....
Heres two dozen gorgeous old Kaywoodies from between 1919-1924...btw, 24 was my goal. And now its on to other pipes, shapes, styles and makers.
