How Small Is Too Small?

[bluegrassbrian]

I myself adore smaller pipes.. chamber diameter seals the deal or breaks it for me. Between .68 and .74 is my sweet spot.
My tastes were put to the test with this newly added 40s era Peterson Belgique..
This chamber may be a bit TOO small for even me.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd say so!

Bowl Height: 1.44 in./36.58 mm.

Chamber Depth: 1.19 in./30.23 mm.

Chamber Diameter: 0.58 in./14.73 mm.

 

[sablebrush52]

This not the pipe that's too small, it's the smoker.
I have a couple of pipes that are downright tiny, a cased 1920's Comoy Old Bruyere 5" x 1" x 5/8" and a Barling 5" x 7/8" x 9/16". My friends amongst the Leprechaun community say they're the perfect size.

 

[nevadablue]

I have found a LOT of tiny pipes in the 'estate pipe' listings on ebay. Chinese trick photography... if you research them, they are apparently 'cigarette' pipes meant to stick a cigarette in and avoid holding the nasty cigarette. I saw a pic of one with a filter cig stuck in it, so the bowl never gets hot.

 

[sallow]

My smallest pipe is this Sunrise featherweight. It is easily a group one. I stopped smoking it because it has a terrible stinger in it that I don't have the heart to pull out.
Bowl size doesn't really matter to me, I smoke flakes so I get an hour to an hour and a half at least no matter the size of the bowl.

 

[bigbehr]

I have a really small Dr Grabow Duke. that is one of my favorite pipes. the bowl is small about 5/8'' wide and just under a inch deep. its great for a 15-20 min smoke break.

 

[fitzy]

Wow those are some minuscule pipes.