Holding a Pipe in Your Mouth

[bassbug]

Works with big straights too.

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Look over the photos, retirement is making me lazy.

Do not try this at home. This man is a trained professional.

 

[Roach1]

I bite and clench. My only problem is with a P-Lip and since I only have one I have learned to cope.

 

[DeerparkDays]

I like the worn spots on my only new pipe with a vulcanite stem. On my estates, I like the ones with worn teeth chatter spots……I know they have been well used and enjoyed before me!

 

[SmokingInTheWind]

I’ll try a cob. Don’t know how my dad did large pipes, but I have gotten so frustrated just trying to hold a straight pipe while working on other activities

The Missouri Pride is the lightest of my medium size cobs at 1 oz. The Legend and Washington are just a tad heavier, but not noticeable. The 5th Avenue shape is noticeably lighter than the Rob Roy to me. Bent stem cobs clench better than straight stem for me when working around the house.

Missouri Pride Corn Cob Pipe – Missouri Meerschaum

The Missouri Pride Corn Cob Pipe from Missouri Meerschaum is a natural corn cob pipe with a 5th Avenue bowl. Filtered. Black only. Bent or straight bit.

corncobpipe.com

 

[telescopes]

Never a need to bites. Let gravity and mouth position of the teeth do all the work. I can even hold a conversation with the pipe in my mouth. It should be natural and effortless.

 

[telescopes]

. Here is a link to a video I just uploaded demonstrating talking while clench a pipe. Notice I can smoke naturally while talking.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Do not try this at home. This man is a trained professional.

It's like anything else, do something for many years and it becomes autopilot and muscle memory.

 

[Rob.s]

Thank you all for your responses. Your input has given me hope

 

[brian64]

Do not try this at home. This man is a trained professional. an anomaly of nature.

Fixed that for you.

As I've observed before, the laws of physics and of Rubik's Cubes operate differently in the Embers Matrix.

 

[crowbait]

I’ll try a cob. Don’t know how my dad did large pipes, but I have gotten so frustrated just trying to hold a straight pipe while working on other activities

I'm a clencher as well. I've found that bent pipes and soft tips are the ticket for me. I know soft tips aren't for everyone, but they work well for easier holding and letting a bent pipe also rest against the side of you chin.

 

[PipeIT]

. Here is a link to a video I just uploaded demonstrating talking while clench a pipe. Notice I can smoke naturally while talking.

Nice video, it’s nice to see the members here, and feel a bit more connected.

Thanks for sharing, be well!

 

[K.E. Powell]

I can't really improve on the advice here, but I am willing to make a suggestion. If the other methods given don't work, maybe try a p-lip. Some hate them, some love them, but I find with my dentition that I can clench them a little easier than a fishtail but.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Rubik's Cubes

My kids have found some larger sized ones that I may be able to work but standard rubiks puzzles hurt my hands too bad now.

 

[Chasing Embers]

 

[warren]

If the other methods given don't work, maybe try a p-lip.

P-lips do provide a bit more surface area. Experimenting and giving enough time with each attempt may be necessary to find what works. And sticking with something may be necessary in order to get used to the feel. Having something stuck in your mouth for long periods of time may take some getting used to.

 

[tobakenist]

Don't, please Don't.

 

[Sig]

Do it however feels comfortable.
I just started doing it naturally due to typing online while smoking.
I use my front teeth just behind the tip and rest on my bottom lip sometimes. I have about 1/2 inch of the stem in my mouth at most. I'm not a molar clenched. No dentures here, I have all my teeth for now.

 

[Chasing Embers]

P-lips do provide a bit more surface area.

Are those made more for molar clenching?

 

[Dr. Internet]

There has been a couple of recent threads eg “Show Us Your Most Comfortable Pipe” and “How And Why Do You Clench”

I’m sure if you do a search there will be quite a few threads on the subject.

Most of my pipes are estates. Some come with deep divots in the stems, others are pristine.
If teeth marks worry you, just use silicon/rubber bits. Which is what I do.
You’ll work out what works best for you.

If you have no thoughts of re-selling your pipes, then teeth chatter is purely aesthetic, and a matter for yourself solely.

I do the same thing. No marks on any of my stems, and a nice, cushioned grip. https://www.amazon.com/Rubber-Tobac...d73-aac8-48be877a9c74&pd_rd_i=B07MXP69ZZ&th=1