How Do You Hold Your Pipe In Your Mouth?

[mso489]

Rarely use my front teeth, most one side or the other, almost to the corner. Large pipes I clench only to light and mostly smoke them in hand. Old teeth are expensive enough. If I'm going to talk, I hold the pipe in hand.

 

[STP]

Front or side teeth, but oddly I have seating w/armrests or nearby tables where I generally smoke. As such, I’m usually resting my elbow on something while holding the bowl and seldom clinch... unless mobile.

 

[redz]

I used to clench some of my old pipes (Then I gave them away when I moved, but that's another story) in my teeth, but that would result in teeth marks on some of the stems. I recently purchased a new pipe, but haven't bit down in it to avoid teeth marks. Is that not something that you all are concerned with?

 

[Devil Anse]

I used to clench some of my old pipes (Then I gave them away when I moved, but that's another story) in my teeth, but that would result in teeth marks on some of the stems. I recently purchased a new pipe, but haven't bit down in it to avoid teeth marks. Is that not something that you all are concerned with?

I use the rubber/soft bits most of the time, far more comfortable for me. They will also protect the stem, I tend to use my back teeth/molar to clench.

 

[cigrmaster]

I clench my pipe to the right side and I always have. It is the most comfortable for me and I have always done that. I have no idea why I have always clenched on the right, I just have.

 

[Servant King]

I sense this is going to be a fun thread with plenty of home spun humor.

Yes, but give it time. It's still early. Once the morning caffeine kicks in, it'll be an NC-17 rating from here on in...

 

[kcghost]

I usually have the pipe in the right side lightly held in place (not clenched) by my bicuspids and it is not uncommon for me to have my hand on the pipe.

 

[anotherbob]

depends on the pipe. Normally I don't clench often. I tend to hold the pipe by the bowl (often windy here, so I have to make a windshield) and then "kiss" the button. "Kiss" as in put the button up to my lips and sip from there. I find it actually seems to do what a p-lip is supposed to do with spreading out the smoke across the mouth. When I clench it depends on the pipe. The Canadian I have to grasp with my molars and put the pipe straight out. I can clench it the way I do with the others dangling it out from around my canines but even though it works it feels like it's going to fall. Which is how I clench most of my pipes. And then the cobs and this is where it gets weird I dangling them from the same area but I use my lips instead of teeth. I find when clenching with the molars I have to change my cadance and let the smoke circulate longer before expelling from my mouth. Otherwise it tastes a wee bit flat.

 

[anotherbob]

Rarely use my front teeth, most one side or the other, almost to the corner.

With the pipes or just in general

 

[hauntedmyst]

When I smoke my churchwardens, I always do it when the kids are walking home from school. Then I sword swallow the stem so I looks like I'm smoking a normal pipe. Inevitably, some woke persons little brat will say "Smoking is bad for you!" Then I'll stand up and slowly pull out the pipe revealing it's real length like a side show magic trick, and say "So chastising your elders. As is peeing in your pants which it appears you have just done."

 

[musicman]

I probably clench 40 percent of the time. When I do, the pipe is probably at the 2:00 o'clock position in my mouth.

 

[missionpipe]

Modified Binky Clench

 

[redz]

I use the rubber/soft bits most of the time, far more comfortable for me. They will also protect the stem, I tend to use my back teeth/molar to clench.

Cool, I'll have to check those out!

 

[UncleRasta]

Mine hangs to the left

Likewise sir. Likewise

 

[Lyle b]

So, typically I hold my pipe in my teeth towards the front side of my mouth with the stem opening pointing towards my tongue/cavern of my mouth. I tend to get the most flavor that way, but it makes my jaw tired if I clench it for a while. I recently saw the movie "The Dig", on Netflix, and noticed that the main character appeared to hold his pipe in his back teeth. I also noticed that Kevin Costner did the same on Hatfield and McCoys. So I gave it a try, and while my jaw did not get tired and it was easier to talk, the smoke was pointed in a different direction and I did not get much in terms of flavor. I was wondering if they did this just for the movie, while acting, so that they could keep the pipe in their mouth for a long time while saying their lines. All of this got me thinking, where do other pipe smokers hold their pipes in their mouths and why did they choose that location.

Same for me , can't do the back teeth thing

 

[UncleRasta]

My dentition is such that I don't clench for long. My smokes are usually a combination of clenching and hand holding.

 

[B_Rock]

I’m all over the place with this. When I do clench it’s to the right unless the breeze is blowing the smoke back at me - then I switch to the left. I find my P-Lips are easier to clench than the fishtails, but most of the time I just hold the pipe and contemplate...

 

[bullet08]

Not sure which teeth. Two teeth front of first molar teeth on top only, left or right. Just park the button there and support with lower lip. Arms crossed, pipe clenched and stretched out on my chair on front porch.. Best way to take a quick nap when weather is nice.

 

[warren]

Resting gently between my left molars, no jaw pressure though, the bowl is pointing forward. The pipe just sits comfortably there. If I'm doing something physically demanding I apply whatever pressure is necessary to hold the pipe. Unlike the opening photo my lips are sealed fairly tightly around the stem, easier to sip with a seal.

 

[Grangerous]

I generally move it side to side and try to vary the depth, sometimes just the tip and sometimes halfway down the stem.

What exactly is being described here?