@coming to_falling too Nice pipe; I really like it! A shame to smoke a new clean white pipe though
Need two; one to smoke and keep the other pristine!
Clay pipe
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Need two; one to smoke and keep the other pristine!
I hear you. I'm actually really looking forward to smoking it though.@coming to_falling too Nice pipe; I really like it! A shame to smoke a new clean white pipe though
Need two; one to smoke and keep the other pristine!
@coming to_falling too Any more information on this pipe - I really like it! I'd smoke that long stemmed clay pipe but I'd probably end up breaking it...
I'm smoking this now. I hold it between the base and collar and it's comfortable. The cw stem is easy to remove to blow out gurgle if it happens. Not frail. Loving it.
I have 2 Markus Fohrs 
First image is from SmokingPipes.com, "Studded Bowl" in black...
And second image is from Pipesandcigars.com "Straight Cutty 33"
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Nice draw. This other one had too small a hole but a really nice design I prefer, but I can work up to that maybe.
Image is from SPC.
First image is from SmokingPipes.com, "Studded Bowl" in black...
And second image is from Pipesandcigars.com "Straight Cutty 33"
Studded Billiard (Black) - Old German Clay Pipes
Buy this Old German Clay Markus Studded Billiard (Black) tobacco pipe from Smokingpipes, hand-crafted from quality German clay by Markus Fohr.
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Old German Clay Pipe Barrel w/Figure
Pipes and Cigars | Shop Tobacco Pipes, Pipe Tobacco & More
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Nice draw. This other one had too small a hole but a really nice design I prefer, but I can work up to that maybe.
Image is from SPC.
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While reading your posts I'm thinking why not just buy yourself a couple of MM cobs?
I'd predict that half your issues with smoking a pipe would disappear.
My clay pipes are used just to give me a true impression of a new blend.
Although I like clays they do have drawbacks - like not all will take a pipe cleaner for example.
Not sure why you're persevering with clays since they're causing you so many issues.
Missouri Meerschaum also sells a hardwood pipe that are really cheap. I've not got one myself but I've read many good reports [some even say they're their best smoker]
If you smoke RYO for the nic-hit, I'd recommend that you get a blend with a reasonable level of Vit N and smoke it in a small bowled briar or MM hardwood.
Personally I only smoke blends with mild nicotine since getting off a serious cigarette addiction so you'll need to ask others for recommendations.
I smoked nothing but clays until my 20s. I still have the pipe notches in my teeth to prove the point! During the Victorian period shag tobacco was smoked in clay pipes and survivors of the era are brands like Golden Virginia before it became popular for RYO. Whilst YMMV I found that hand cut tobacco like G&H Twist or any of the plugs or flakes if prepared properly will allow you to live in peace with your clay pipe. The bowls get very hot and hence why you hold the pipe by the stem. Pipe cleaners are not an option although I used to break the things before that became an issue. If you are buying clays you might want to tip the end of the stem to stop your lips sticking to the clay and reduce your risk of lip cancer. Enjoy your journey but do try something other than RYO tobacco, your tongue will love you if you do!
Yes it is an Old German Clay tavern cutty shape 47 I believe. I got it from P&C (pipes and cigars). 25 dollars. I didn't see any of these long stem shapes on SP which I find odd.
I've not much experience with clay pipes, but could you elaborate on the pipe cleaners not being an option?
@condorlover1 I haven't got any pipe notches; I never clench my clays. I like to smoke them at re-enactments and I find churchyards are a good place for a beer?, a pipe and quiet contemplation...
I got into Clay pipes from seeing re-enactors smoking them; when I first got my clay pipe (from Chesterfield flea market in 2018) all I could get to smoke in it was RYO tobacco...
I met other pipe smokers (I've met no less than 5 yesterday; usually I only know 1 or 2 in Chesterfield) particularly re-enactors who gave me helpful advice and recommendations of what to smoke in my clay pipes. The first pipe baccy I tried was Skandinavik when a fellow pipe smoker gave me a pipeful to smoke in the clay pipe.
Your comment about there being nothing I won't incinerate in a clay pipe is untrue; I've been told not to smoke RYO tobacco in them and they said I need to get some pipe baccy in my clay pipes...
@TheSt0rm Nice pipes; looks like I might be getting some competition for the Clay King ? titleI have 2 Markus Fohrs View attachment 150181View attachment 150183
First image is from SmokingPipes.com, "Studded Bowl" in black...
And second image is from Pipesandcigars.com "Straight Cutty 33"
Studded Billiard (Black) - Old German Clay Pipes
Buy this Old German Clay Markus Studded Billiard (Black) tobacco pipe from Smokingpipes, hand-crafted from quality German clay by Markus Fohr.Old German Clay Pipe Barrel w/Figure
Pipes and Cigars | Shop Tobacco Pipes, Pipe Tobacco & More
Nice draw. This other one had too small a hole but a really nice design I prefer, but I can work up to that maybe.
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Image is from SPC.
@coming to_falling too I'd like to smoke that clay pipe!
All hail the clay king!@TheSt0rm Nice pipes; looks like I might be getting some competition for the Clay King ? title
Good point. I paint the end of the stems of my clay pipes with nail polish to stop my lips from sticking.
I started out with cobs, having the same gurgling issues. but now I know to just smoke dry. And yeah, but I dunno, because they use glue on the cobs. But it was good to start out with, it is a very natural smoke, except minus some tastes what I thought was that glue...
so yeah I just like that the clays are all one piece, the stem and the bowl, etc.
yeah I kinda imagined that clay pipes were like the cigarette before cigarettes.. and even then this one clay pipe factory supposedly went out of business because it was replaced by the popularity of cigarettes. You can even hold it like a cigarette, if you are careful. It is also white in color like a cigarette.
I really dont have a problem with how I have to hold it if I just think of it like that. And avoid teething.
I've got five MM cobs in regular rotation and have not ever tasted "glue".
The culprit there would be the tobacco you're smoking [or maybe if you caught the China virus your tastebuds could be the cause of bad or odd taste]
Lifes too short to tolerate a pipe that gurgles - I've two pipes that need a pipe cleaner half way through a bowl so they're not in my rotation.
Both are bent pipes which are more likely to gurgle than a straight pipe.
None of the blends that I smoke are overly moist [I hate paying for excessive moisture] so I don't need to dry my tobacco.
Sorry if it's already been mentioned but do you live in a humid environment? If yes then that would be the most likely cause of gurgling issues.
welp, I predict these brand new clays I got will get gurgling again. As I see there is left moisture at the bottom of the bowl, after I am supposed to smoke to the end of the bowl to prevent a collection of that... and I "forgot" to do that. but really it's hard to actually smoke to the end of the bowl Every Single Time... and to empty it out midbowl isn't too good either, or atleast it's too moist to get out of the bowl sometimes.
But I dunno. i just smoked this last bowl to the end and there was left no moisture. So who knows. Maybe I just need to continue with that.
So yeah, I I guess I'm supposed to smoke to the end of the bowl to prevent that.
But I dunno. i just smoked this last bowl to the end and there was left no moisture. So who knows. Maybe I just need to continue with that.
So yeah, I I guess I'm supposed to smoke to the end of the bowl to prevent that.