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I only own 1 churchwarden pipe. I would actually consider it a mini-churchwarden. It is a meerschaum pipe and I don't smoke it that often. The reason that I don't smoke it often is because it is meerschaum. I love the way that meers look, I'm just not crazy about smoking them. I prefer brair and wood pipes.
I would think that a bent stem would be better on a churchwarden because the pipe is so long that a straight stem would be very cumbersome. Actually now that I think about it, I don't think that I have ever seen a straight stem churchwarden.
I would think that a bent stem would be better on a churchwarden because the pipe is so long that a straight stem would be very cumbersome. Actually now that I think about it, I don't think that I have ever seen a straight stem churchwarden.
I had a Hans Christian Anderson Stanwell churchwarden in the past. I really liked it and I don't know why I sold it to tell you the truth. Because of the long shank, it smoked nice and cool for me and looked really neat. A bent shank is more comfortable in the mouth but I used to hold it in my hand when I smoked because it was so long that if you didn't it would hurt your jaw.
Anyone looked at MacQueen pipes? (See: http://macqueenpipes.com/) Some have a long wooden stem, for the Middle Earth look. I wonder if they are as fragile as a clay stem?
One of the first pipes I bought was a churchwarden, largely because of the mystique and stereotypical associations it has with luxuriant relaxation, and partly because, practically, it's supposed to cool the smoke.
I must have bought a subpar one, because the bowl burns hot, but I never had a good smoke from the thing. Every once in a couple months I'll take it out and give it a try, but it never fails to disappoint. It's actually more of a pain to use, for me, than a regular pipe, and its false promise of relaxation only increased my irritation.
I seemed to have gone towards the other end of the spectrum, and now have something of a penchant for quite short pipes.
I must have bought a subpar one, because the bowl burns hot, but I never had a good smoke from the thing. Every once in a couple months I'll take it out and give it a try, but it never fails to disappoint. It's actually more of a pain to use, for me, than a regular pipe, and its false promise of relaxation only increased my irritation.
I seemed to have gone towards the other end of the spectrum, and now have something of a penchant for quite short pipes.
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Bruce.
Some of the translations it makes into English are quite amusing, and I assume it works the other way around, as when I recently placed an order for these Galibier Super Guides I'm wearing today from Aux Vieux Campeur. I imagine the folks on the other end were laughing at my Word Monkey French.
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Some of the translations it makes into English are quite amusing, and I assume it works the other way around, as when I recently placed an order for these Galibier Super Guides I'm wearing today from Aux Vieux Campeur. I imagine the folks on the other end were laughing at my Word Monkey French.
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Some of the translations it makes into English are quite amusing, and I assume it works the other way around, as when I recently placed an order for these Galibier Super Guides I'm wearing today from Aux Vieux Campeur. I imagine the folks on the other end were laughing at my Word Monkey French.
Bruce.
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Some of the translations it makes into English are quite amusing, and I assume it works the other way around, as when I recently placed an order for these Galibier Super Guides I'm wearing today from Aux Vieux Campeur. I imagine the folks on the other end were laughing at my Word Monkey French.
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Some of the translations it makes into English are quite amusing, and I assume it works the other way around, as when I recently placed an order for these Galibier Super Guides I'm wearing today from Aux Vieux Campeur. I imagine the folks on the other end were laughing at my Word Monkey French.
Bruce.
I enjoy my Peterson church warden on an occasional basis - the bowl gets a little hot as it is fairly thin walled but the smoke is cool - I don't smoke it all that often and never unless I'v got a few long pipe cleaners knockin' about or it tastes a bit iffy the next time I use it!
Bringing home a new pipe is always exciting, like making a new acquaintance, and anticipating the beginning of a long and rewarding friendship. Many happy puffs, ghost45 !
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