But... but... you actually commissioned a pot!! ?
Oh my, guess I shouldn't vent too much about my health issues online. I have traumatised you! ?
Finally Made Peace With Forward Cants
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I have a canted bowl or two, depending on how you see them. I have the notion that an extreme angle to a bowl will make it burn unevenly since heat rises, and rises more or less directly upward. Like many theories, that may well be bunk. An extreme canted pipe just doesn't look right to me. However, short pipes don't bother me. Especially pocket pipes, that you tote around in pockets and vehicles. I like a somewhat short pipe with a thick shank and stem, to avoid breakage. Long thin shanks and stems are going to break in a pants or low pocket on a coat. Smoke from short pipes doesn't get in my face; sip, just sip.
I own stubbies, nosewarmers, bulldogs and a poker. Almost had BINGO...almost....
This is the only canted pipe that I own. It’s from Michal Pawlak:
and it’s a PITA to light.
and it’s a PITA to light.
I commissioned a Santa Pipe. The pot was a surprised just enough away from a pot to make it enjoyable. Wide chamber and unusually deep for a pot.
Everything I have is a 'cutty' since the cant keeps the smoke out of your eyes. Its traditional and after all they are all modeled on clay pipes which is what attracted me to them in the first place since that is what I started smoking when I was young. Smoking a clay pipe gave me pipe notches on the my teeth so discovering a meerschaum and amber version was my 'Julie Andrews' moment. I have seen some beautifully executed briar examples over the years but I just cannot get on with briar for some odd reason. I agree with the comment about stem length which is why I stick to 5 1/2 to 6" pipes. Nose warmers are OK but tend to have bigger bowls and since I turn the pipe upside down for relights they tend to be a tad unwieldy for me.
Not a big fan of small chamber. Do have some, but don't smoke them often. Feels like smoke is over before I get to enjoy it.
Churchwardens for the win!
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Mine would spill the contents if did that!
Nice pipe! Just ordered a Chris Paulson Devil Anse myself. Not a big fan of nosewarmers outside of that.
Absolutely despise bulldogs and most rhodesians. Not big on Oom Pauls either. Generally prefer straight or max quarter bend pipes.
Also never really liked the look of radiators or falcons.
Absolutely despise bulldogs and most rhodesians. Not big on Oom Pauls either. Generally prefer straight or max quarter bend pipes.
Also never really liked the look of radiators or falcons.
Once the pipe is lit and tamped for the first time, it's unlikely tobacco will fall out. At least that's my experience.
And, damn, every time I see the thread title, my mind substitutes a letter in the last word. Bad, bad!
And, damn, every time I see the thread title, my mind substitutes a letter in the last word. Bad, bad!
Bullet08, with the small pipes, try flake/coin/plug/rope cuts. I packed a Group 1 (smallest group) pipe with flake, at an event during intermission, and I had to put it out it took so long. It was a whole new day with small bowl pipes.
If I can’t see the rim when I’m lighting up it bothers me. On this one I can see the whole rim, so I’m more at ease I’m not charring the rim or doing something stupid!
I have a few canted bowls. Most extreme being the Moonshine Deviled Egg pipes (A beefier version of a Devil Anse) which always takes a bit of getting used to when lighting. I'm extremely careful, so I've yet to char the rim, and I only use matches with them, unless outside when I use the Pipe Zippo. Once I get past the lighting blind issue, I love them though, because they're great smokers. They look cool too. And that's important.... right?
Freehands and nose warmers. Except I have an early 20th century Peterson that is super short, but I find it most appealing. Maybe because it is 120+ years old and still a worker.
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