French Pipes.

[chispa]

Aren't Bic lighters french?

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I only have one BC.

 

[tobakenist]

I don't think 1 qualifies as a collection. :wink:

 

[jship079]

By the way is there some american made lighter

Zippo the best most reliable lighter on earth!!! But every thing made in america is better if people would just put quality above cost every thing would be made here.

 

[hedgehog]

I believe that Smoking Pipes requested that Sébastien Beaud of Sébastien Beo pipes adapt his pipes to the American market, adding wider drill-holes, chamfered tenons, and maybe some hysterical anti-French bile just for good measure. I've not smoked one, but the pipes are beautiful and very reasonably priced. They'd be a good starting point for someone interested in collecting mostly handmade pipes that don't cost the world.

 

[kylemaxwell]

I just picked up a Wessex straight Dublin with a Cumberland stem. Quite pleased with it so far ::

 

[pipeherman]

Have few Butz Choquin's nothing more. they are great little smokers, but I haven't seen any really nice Luxary pipes from Butz Choquin though. Compared to Peterson, Design Berlin, Aldo Morelli, Savinelli, Stanwell.etc. Not sure what anyone else thinks of that note?
Though despite that questionable (at least I hope) statement, I would like to say that some of the greatest pipes out there, in my opinion, are cheap budget pips. So if my questionable statement is accurate, that is no reason why I shouldn't collect them. ::
@Jship Like Zippo's, love IMCO's :P

 

[mso489]

I came to French pipes a little late, but have become really fond of mine. These include a Jobey,

a Butz-Chocom, a Chacom, and a Choquin-Comoy. Bear in mind, I am a great fan of English,

Italian, Irish, Danish, and U.S. pipes. What I like about French pipes is that they take industrial

production and add to that some real attention to design, so for a modest price you can get a lot

of zip, but often based on a completely traditional shape. My French pipes have turned out to be

fine smokers and well drilled, with good briar and light weight. My birthday Chacom Exquise in

dark green smokes as well as an Italian pipe I have at more than twice the price. I buy pipes to

smoke them, so I can't call myself a collector.

 

[snagstangl]

Weren't a ton of bowls turned france and then shipped across Europe to many different makers at different times? So we all probably have french pipes to some extent.

 

[teufelhund]

If it says Algerian briar I believe that means it is essentially French as it was their colony.

 

[hedgehog]

Another great French maker is David Enrique. http://enriquepipes.com Some really lovely work. Seems to sell his work mostly to members of French pipe forums, who buy them up within hours of their appearing online. Have never seen one in person though.

 

[petes03]

I have several French made pipes, the best of which include 2 Old England " Virgin Briars " and a newly acquired Butz-Choquin " Cadre Noir".
BTW, does anyone else see the irony in a French made pipe being branded "Old England"?

 

[woodsroad]

BTW, does anyone else see the irony in a French made pipe being branded "Old England"?

Or the fact that Wessex pipes are made in France?
FWIW, I recently bought a cheap Wessex and it's turning into a very pleasant smoker. I've dedicated it to English and Balkan blends (have you ever heard of French blends?).

 

[sallow]

the pipes are beautiful and very reasonably priced

+1. I smoke this Beo quite often. I bought it at the 2012 Chicago Show and met the carver.

This Beo is a particularly good smoker, right from the start.

 

[edgreen]

Zippo the best most reliable lighter on earth!!! But every thing made in america is better if people would just put quality above cost every thing would be made here.

Quality doesn't last long if your business goes belly-up from not attending to maximizing profit. Of course, if you wanted Dr. Grabow's to cost the same as a Dunhill does now because they cared so much about quality, then 90% of us would have to make our own pipes from crap we find in garbage dumps if we wanted to smoke. Great businesses balance the two and serve more than a minority population.

 

[sparrowhawk]

I'm not sure how this thread slipped into lighters, but I've been searching for someone, anywhere, who sells stick matches. I prefer to use these for lighting pipes to avoid damaging the rim. I sometimes get a few complimentary boxes of stick matches at a local B&M, but they don't actually sell any. You would think a B&M would have them available.

 

[woodsroad]

Like these?

or

These?

or

These?

 

[woodsroad]

I smoke this Beo quite often. I bought it at the 2012 Chicago Show and met the carver.

Very nice, indeed.

Here, I'll say that again: Very nice, indeed.
How do they smoke? I'm guessing that they have a filter chamber. Do you use it?

 

[sallow]

How do they smoke? I'm guessing that they have a filter chamber.

Thank you, neither of them have a filter. They smoke well - in particular I have had some really nice smokes in that little canadian. Maybe I am just partial to the shape. The bowl is larger (deeper?) than I would expect for a pipe just under 5 inches, so maybe the tobacco has more room to breathe. Either way, it takes to flakes really well.

 

[irish]

Ok I know this thread is already 6 days old and I should have posted earlier but I don't really consider my self a collector of French pipes more just a collector of pipes per say... but with that being said I do have 28 French pipes in my collection and I love each and every one of them. They are generally good smokers and most are very well built pipes , even the no name ones. I would have to say I have no problem with French pipes and therefore will continue to buy them. :puffpipe: