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Pipe Shape Choice. Idea Vs Reality
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I say you should get bent.
The first thing I consider when looking at a pipe is the practicality of the shape, bowl dimensions, etc. Is this pipe going to be comfortable to hold and smoke? What if I want to clench it? Will it pass a pipe cleaner, or will I have to break it down to swab it? Is the bowl size appropriate for the blend types I plan to smoke in it? You get the idea. Only then do I worry about the looks of the pipe.
I own and enjoy smoking both, but most of mine are bent. My preference just depends on my mood at any given time. IMO, bents are generally superior, as I've never had gurgle issues and I find them more comfortable to smoke (either clenched or held), but every now and then I go for one of the straight pipes. Straights are easier to clean, and it's harder to screw up the drilling on a straight, so they have their merits as well.
I own and enjoy smoking both, but most of mine are bent. My preference just depends on my mood at any given time. IMO, bents are generally superior, as I've never had gurgle issues and I find them more comfortable to smoke (either clenched or held), but every now and then I go for one of the straight pipes. Straights are easier to clean, and it's harder to screw up the drilling on a straight, so they have their merits as well.
I had always assumed Tolkien was a churchwarden smoker - I was a bit surprised when I did a little research and found out that he preferred straight pipes.
One thing I love about my bent Peterson 303 is being able to look right into the bowl when lighting it.
Most of the time I prefer straight pipes, especially when they are light and the bit is comfortable enough to clench.
But last week I had an hour drive and was happy to have a bent one just dangling from my mouth, it took much less effort. Almost forgot about it until I turned the key to cut of ignition.
But last week I had an hour drive and was happy to have a bent one just dangling from my mouth, it took much less effort. Almost forgot about it until I turned the key to cut of ignition.
Fascinating thread. So much straight insecurity, concerns over being bent, flaccidity, dildos of being, and what a purely fictional character would smoke...
Slight bent bulldogs or Rhodesians. Full bends as well. Straight billiards are fone as well. I guess i enjou variety.
If you want something to remind you Thant the government keeps bending us over you could go with this, and the wang meer would make a perfect companion to this.
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You can also take a calabash because it was used by William Gillette who played Sherlock Holmes in the theater in 1901. I too am an Arthur Conan Doyle fan and here is my calabash.
No full bents in my full racks, like straights with lots of grain but if restricted to one pipe it would be a Churchwarden, always gives a nice cool smoke with any blend.
In sit down discussions with new or expectant pipe smokers I have said one of the big considerations with shapes is just what's comfortable to you. I've had both like both but certainly prefer bents. That idea can include more then physics. Or to get slightly lateral philosophically (not more or less, but just differently) wait until you see a bent pipe that jumps out at you and you can't let someone else get. Or the other suggestion is go the estate route for the bent. That way you're buying a decent pipe by all metrics but if it just really doesn't work for you, then you're not out much cash wise as you can sell it for about what you paid for it (unless you abuse the pipe or something happened). I say that cause one of my special pipes (favorites, but don't tell them, it's like having multiple girlfriends you can have favorites just don't tell them) I got on a whim because I was already buying another estate pipe at the time.
I had someone tell me my bent pipe looked flaccid and that made me look confident in my virility. Unfortunately it was not the kind of person who I would have enjoyed letting them test their theory.
I could be wrong but I always felt like in the stories it was implied that while he might notice the taste that Holmes smoked for the nicotine primarily and everything else was secondary. Almost like if he was around now he'd be buying extra strong snus. Especially when you consider that even non smokers would be familiar with pipe smoking and the different types of smokers.If you're trying to re-enact what Holmes smoked in the books, a clay (and I believe one with a small bowl/chamber) should be your next stop. Along with some strong dark shag tobacco to smoke in it; GH&Co makes a few. Why a small chamber? For one thing, chambers used to be smaller across the board. And because smoking three bowls in the space of 50 minutes (less than 17 minutes each) implies some combination of a small chamber, fast-burning tobacco, and/or a person who smokes like a freight train!
going a bit of topic but I find peoples pipe collections interesting. Some people have a hundred pipes that are nearly the same pipe. And some people have a clearly intention of each piece being unique. And then there are people like me where it's like the second with a pile of bent smooth billiards.
The way I see it, don't force yourself to choose. Some like only Straights. Some like only Bents. Some like both. Just buy what you like.
I started with Straight pipes and, over the years, started having a fancy for 1/4 Bents as well. Then, I started developing an interest for 1/2 Bents.
At the moment, I have Straight, 1/4 and 1/2 Bent pipes. It's what I like and I'm not the only one.
Are you guys smoking pipes or putting on costumes?
Oh, for sure. Just another drug to stimulate his mind as needed. The BBC version of “Sherlock” a few years ago had him using nicotine patches.
I kinow and that choices is what made me not check it out. Just the fact that they said it seemed too archaic. Like the guy is sorta of a freak odd ball mad genius type I doubt being modern would be a major concern. I would have had him use gum or patches when he can't smoke the pipe. But I could be wrong might be a great show and maybe they understand the guy better then I ever could.
"The quandary is I enjoy the straight more but want to love the bent shape.
Four pipes in I need to make a decision and agonisingly I am leaning towards straight."
I'm not getting it. Why the agony? Why do you have to decide NOW? You have two of each style. So basically have available whatever style that you want to smoke.
My suggestion is to buy one more straight and one more bent. Why? Because if your into straights for a period of time, then you have enough to rotate if need be for however long you you wish to smoke that style. Same with the bents. As many here have already stated, style tastes can change. Problem solved. Don't stress over what is suppose to be enjoyable.
jef
Four pipes in I need to make a decision and agonisingly I am leaning towards straight."
I'm not getting it. Why the agony? Why do you have to decide NOW? You have two of each style. So basically have available whatever style that you want to smoke.
My suggestion is to buy one more straight and one more bent. Why? Because if your into straights for a period of time, then you have enough to rotate if need be for however long you you wish to smoke that style. Same with the bents. As many here have already stated, style tastes can change. Problem solved. Don't stress over what is suppose to be enjoyable.
jef