Brylon?

[SSGT.]

I think I know the answer before I ask, but is a Brylon pipe any good for anything other than saying I have one?

I went on the weekly garage sale adventure with the wife and daughter today and saw a Medco Brylon Dublin for $10. It was a good-looking pipe but I decided against it. I was just wondering if anyone had actually tried one before.

 

[Ahi Ka]

I have one. My 3 year old son stole it as it is orange. He lost it in the garden. Two years later I dug it up. Rinsed it off and it was like new.

Whether that’s praise or criticism I’ll leave that up to you.

You wouldn’t regret buying one for $10, nor would you regret not.

 

[fireground_piper]

I had one in my hands once while it was on its way to the garbage can.

 

[Bbailey324]

Never had one. Fake briar made with saw dust and some kind of resin sounds like a bad idea to me.

 

[captainsousie]

Not a great material but not the worst. Don't enjoy it myself but who knows what you're going to think.

 

[Waning Embers]

I like them. Just like every other pipe they do a fine job of burning tobacco.

 

[xrundog]

They smoke hot. For me anyway.

 

[Briar Lee]

I think I know the answer before I ask, but is a Brylon pipe any good for anything other than saying I have one?

I went on the weekly garage sale adventure with the wife and daughter today and saw a Medco Brylon Dublin for $10. It was a good-looking pipe but I decided against it. I was just wondering if anyone had actually tried one before.

Yes, they suck!

Perfectly good green money is a terrible thing to waste.

Brylon pipes were sold to old bachelors who didn’t have pretty women to buy them better.

 

[khiddy]

Yes, they suck!

Perfectly good green money is a terrible thing to waste.

Brylon pipes were sold to old bachelors who didn’t have pretty women to buy them better.

So you’re saying they do not compare favorably to pre-revolution Algerian briar?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I have one. I smoked it regularly for a while...

Don't go out of your way for one.

 

[Piping Abe]

It is like putting a rock between your teeth. They’re heavy!

 

[captaincalabash]

I bought one a while back. They are an interesting compromise of characteristics. On the one hand, mine does smoke hot as others have pointed out. Doesn't bother me when smoking outdoors in the winter. On the other hand, they are all but indestructible. Perfect for hard use outdoors where you don't want to risk a finer pipe, especially in the winter!

 

[WVOldFart]

I have Venturi, The Pipe and Brylon pipes. I believe that if you want to taste the true flavor of a tobacco then these are great. I don't smoke my pipes too hot, but I can see where they could get quite hot if you are a fast puffer. I prefer briar, but I will not bad mouth these pipes. They have many positives and some negatives. They are easy to clean, indestructible and give a true flavor profile.

 

[Waning Embers]

If they weren't so small I'd have several of them.

 

[WVOldFart]

If they weren't so small I'd have several of them.

I have several of them. I agree that I wish the bowls were larger. I can still get a decent length smoke from them, but I prefer big bowl pipes. I really think that you can taste the tobacco better in them. I really like my Venturi pipes.

 

[Waning Embers]

I have several of them. I agree that I wish the bowls were larger. I can still get a decent length smoke from them, but I prefer big bowl pipes. I really think that you can taste the tobacco better in them. I really like my Venturi pipes.

I end up dropping the smaller pipes as I can't fully close my hands.

 

[Sig]

I technically have a Yelo-bole Brylon pipe, but I've never smoked it.
And I do have a.....either Venturi or The Pipe...it's white. I have smoked it. It wasn't bad but not good enough to smoke again.
Are the Venturi and The Pipe made out of Brylon?

 

[Briar Lee]

I technically have a Yelo-bole Brylon pipe, but I've never smoked it.
And I do have a.....either Venturi or The Pipe...it's white. I have smoked it. It wasn't bad but not good enough to smoke again.
Are the Venturi and The Pipe made out of Brylon?

I bought a Venturi brand new about 1977 and it sucked then.

Wednesday I was at Missouri Meerschaum and since 1869 they’ve sort of ran an alchemy operation where they take a penny or so worth of material and convert it to cash.

They still make a few hardwood pipes. A full cord of any kind of hardwood you’ll pay a hillbilly with a chainsaw is not even $2 per cubic foot. A cubic foot would make hundreds of pipes.

Pipes in Other Woods - Pipedia

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If we could mould pipes from synthetic briar along with the stem, we’d nearly eliminate the labor cost. The wood cost is already neglible, even for actual cured and aged Mediterranean briar.

 

[Sig]

I bought a Venturi brand new about 1977 and it sucked then.

Wednesday I was at Missouri Meerschaum and since 1869 they’ve sort of ran an alchemy operation where they take a penny or so worth of material and convert it to cash.

They still make a few hardwood pipes. A full cord of any kind of hardwood you’ll pay a hillbilly with a chainsaw is not even $2 per cubic foot. A cubic foot would make hundreds of pipes.

Pipes in Other Woods - Pipedia

pipedia.org

If we could mould pipes from synthetic briar along with the stem, we’d nearly eliminate the labor cost. The wood cost is already neglible, even for actual cured and aged Mediterranean briar.

Several of our local Amish make their own pipes. Some out of corn, some out of any chunk of wood they can find. It's doesn't matter much. They smoke that $7 a pound "pipe tobacco" from the Indian reservation. It's just cigarette tobacco labeled as pipe tobacco to circumvent the NYS tax on pipe tobacco.

 

[WVOldFart]

Are the Venturi and The Pipe made out of Brylon?

The Venturi was made from polylytic graphite. I believe they are better than brylon.