Old German Clay Pipes

[ofafeather]

Any thoughts in these? Thinking of picking one up. Have never smoked a clay. Any advice or input appreciated.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

I’ve got a couple. They smoke nice and dry. Don’t hold them by the bowl unless you want to burn your fingers

 

[ofafeather]

Right! Other than the bowl getting hot do they smoke well?

 

[kwg116]

They smoke well. You just need to pay a little more attention to the pipe while you smoke. In my experience they take a few bowls to break in. All of mine started out a little gritty. Also, he sells them with the coated mouthpiece. I prefer them because I don’t like the feeling of clay. Markus is a great guy.

 

[ofafeather]

They smoke well. You just need to pay a little more attention to the pipe while you smoke. In my experience they take a few bowls to break in. All of mine started out a little gritty. Also, he sells them with the coated mouthpiece. I prefer them because I don’t like the feeling of clay. Markus is a great guy.

That's neat. TobaccoPipes is having 15% on pipes and accessories so I may pick one up. Any recommendations? I see some have separate stems that are not clay. Are all the clay stems coated or does it need to be specified? How's cleaning and maintenance? The old school "clean it in the fire" is probably not necessary, lol.

 

[kwg116]

That's neat. TobaccoPipes is having 15% on pipes and accessories so I may pick one up. Any recommendations? I see some have separate stems that are not clay. Are all the clay stems coated or does it need to be specified? How's cleaning and maintenance? The old school "clean it in the fire" is probably not necessary, lol.

I prefer the straight pipes. The few bents I have aren’t drilled exactly center ( but they still smoke well). In my experience, the ones with the vulcanite stems are very low quality vulcanite and they bother my lip. I think the stem coating is usually in a different color. But check with Tobacco pipes I’m sure they can look at the pipe and let you know. Good luck.

 

[ofafeather]

I prefer the straight pipes. The few bents I have aren’t drilled exactly center ( but they still smoke well). In my experience, the ones with the vulcanite stems are very low quality vulcanite and they bother my lip. I think the stem coating is usually in a different color. But check with Tobacco pipes I’m sure they can look at the pipe and let you know. Good luck.

Right, I did see a few with red tips. They were all straight churchwarden style. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[Guppy]

I have a few and they have always worked well. I tend to prefer the longer ones. On the Marken Pipes website they occasionally have package deals that can be a great value. Right now shipping from Germany is an issue, but stateside vendors do carry them.

 

[ofafeather]

I have a few and they have always worked well. I tend to prefer the longer ones. On the Marken Pipes website they occasionally have package deals that can be a great value. Right now shipping from Germany is an issue, but stateside vendors do carry them.
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Very cool! Yes, I can see one in my future!

 

[winton]

I have several clay pipes. I smoke them occasionally.

Actually, I probably have over 100 of the small ones in my basement. These are the ones we use for the blending seminar at the Chicago Pipe Show. They haven't been used at all. Thus, they will be used at the show, depending on if we have the seminar again. The show officers are working on the next show. More details will be posted as we make decisions.

 

[mikethompson]

Clay pipes have always intrigued me, but i have yet to get one. I can confirm that Marken pipes on eBay is a great vendor.

 

[pappymac]

I've never heard of anyone having to break in a clay pipe. I have more than 15 of them and just wipe out the bowl with a tissue before loading. I use mine for tasting blends I've never smoked before or when I just have about 15 minutes or less for a quick smoke.

 

[Duke of Erinmore]

I can recommend the Old German Clay Pipes. Not only from personal experience, but also: A few years ago my wife had a webshop for Renaissance/medieval stuff and resold them. Never had any complaints.

And the coolest thing about smoking clay pipes - if you happen to have a fireplace, no need to clean them, just throw them in the fire and they come out clean