Briar vs Cherrywood

[Scarlet claw]

Just wondering is it worth buying a cherrywood pipe.
I've seen some high end cherrywood pipes like The Savinelli "Autograph" group 0 poker £667.73 or $818.00.
Are the cheaper ones going to be worth it.
Like all things, cheap briar pipes can be awful but how bad are the cheap cherrywood pipes.
Any advise would be much appreciated.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Just wondering is it worth buying a cherrywood pipe.
I've seen some high end cherrywood pipes like The Savinelli "Autograph" group 0 poker £667.73 or $818.00.
Are the cheaper ones going to be worth it.
Like all things, cheap briar pipes can be awful but how bad are the cheap cherrywood pipes.
Any advise would be much appreciated.

Is it an actual cherrywood, or just the cherrywood pipe shape?

 

[Chasing Embers]

If it's this one, it's briar in the cherrywood shape.

 

[Scarlet claw]

If it's this one, it's briar in the cherrywood shape.

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Ah i see. nice one.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ah i see. nice one.

Cherrywood does make a good pipe though it's been decades since I've seen a real one. I think Ropp makes them ocassionally.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Cherry wood pipes ironically taste like watermelon. It's the damnedest thing! Actually that's not true. We used to have them in the shop. They smoked nice but didn't have the longevity of briar.

 

[winton]

You can make a pipe out of almost any wood. But some could be poisonous, taste horrible, burn very quickly, or have other problems. Of course, once you select a wood block, you need certain tools and woodworking skills.

Yesterday, I smoked the pipe I made at the pipe making seminar at the Chicago Pipe Show, a few years ago. It turned out good. But, I also saw that to become good requires a lot more tools, and skills than I have. I decided to retire as a winner and enjoy pipes from other carvers.

 

[mycroftholmes]

I have a Ropp cherrywood pipe and it smokes as good as any well drilled pipe; compared to briar it smokes similar but is heavier and doesn't have as good a grain pattern.

 

[mso489]

chasing' hit a key point, that cherrywood is both a pipe shape that can be done in briar or other woods, or a pipe material. Most responsible retailers will spell this out or list it with the specifications. The materials that I trust as much as briar are Meerschaum, cob made by Missouri Meerschaum, and Mountain Laurel which so far as I know is only currently being done by Jerry Perry of Colfax, N.C., sold only at the N.C. State Fair or TAPS pipe show, not online, unless you find an estate.