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http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2010/10/31/how-and-why-chamber-geometry-impacts-tobacco-flavor.html
http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2010/10/28/finding-that-magic-fit-between-pipe-and-tobacco.html
http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=7
http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2010/10/28/finding-that-magic-fit-between-pipe-and-tobacco.html
http://glpease.com/BriarAndLeaf/?p=7
Damn, look like cleidophoros has done his homework.
For me, there is no real science behind it, sometimes a blend just "sings" in a particular pipe without any real reason behind it. Sometimes a pipe will smoke a certain type of tobacco cut better, sometimes it has to do with flavor, tobacco temperature, etc. I have a little wide no named bulldog that smokes Navy Flake and Frog Morton better than anything else. Crossing the two flavors might be a no no in some peoples eyes but those are the only two blends that pipe sees. For English blends that have a lot of different components in them, I prefer bigger pipes to get a fuller flavor. It something that you will get a feel for over time the more familiar you become with tobacco flavors and the way certain pipes smoke, be it draw capability, bowl size, etc.
For me, there is no real science behind it, sometimes a blend just "sings" in a particular pipe without any real reason behind it. Sometimes a pipe will smoke a certain type of tobacco cut better, sometimes it has to do with flavor, tobacco temperature, etc. I have a little wide no named bulldog that smokes Navy Flake and Frog Morton better than anything else. Crossing the two flavors might be a no no in some peoples eyes but those are the only two blends that pipe sees. For English blends that have a lot of different components in them, I prefer bigger pipes to get a fuller flavor. It something that you will get a feel for over time the more familiar you become with tobacco flavors and the way certain pipes smoke, be it draw capability, bowl size, etc.
Both of the FLN pipes that I ordered are freaking huge, and I am not usually of the opinion that Virginia blends smoke as well in bigger pipes, but I just "know" 
that these pipes are destined to be VA smokers. The bowls are fairly wide and pretty deep, but something about them just screams Virginia to me. I might throw some burley in them too every now and then. Also, something to consider is that if you smoke a certain type of blend in a pipe for a while and dont like the way it smokes, a good alcohol cleaning and a re-dedication can get a pipe smoking what was destined to be smoked in it.
that these pipes are destined to be VA smokers. The bowls are fairly wide and pretty deep, but something about them just screams Virginia to me. I might throw some burley in them too every now and then. Also, something to consider is that if you smoke a certain type of blend in a pipe for a while and dont like the way it smokes, a good alcohol cleaning and a re-dedication can get a pipe smoking what was destined to be smoked in it.- Status