The Pipe Material You Smoke The Most

[mso489]

Briar, Meer, Cob, Morta, Other? Not what your prefer, but what you actually smoke the most. I definitely smoke briar the most, then probably cobs and Mountain Laurel (I know a carver who does those), and then my one Meer. I have a clay pipe that I smoke only rarely. I really enjoy the cobs, the Meer, and the Mountain Laurel, but briar is my most smoked pipe material. How about you?

 

[crustybowl]

I only own briar pipes at the moment, but never heard of mountain laurel?

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Mostly cobs.. They just smoke better, but I smoke my briars daily.

 

[anotherbob]

briar, cobs, then meer.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Briar for sure, followed by a distant cob, and then an even more distant meer.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Briar, no way I would let someone see me smoking one of those embarrassing cobs.

 

[telescopes]

Briar. Always the briar. Meerschaum - I have a couple and I enjoy them. But rarely do I smoke them. I have porcelain, but o'my, what a terrible smoke they provide. I even have pipestone, given to us by the White Buffalo Cow woman. But corn cob. Interesting isn't it, the continent that gave us tobacco also gave us the material with which to smoke it best - the corn cob. Have you thought about that. Yes, Europe is home to royalty, high civilization, and of course to briar, but America - we give the humble corn cob. And the world is better because of it.

 

[renfield]

Meerschaum and briar about 50/50.

 

[tschiraldi]

Briar. Period.

 

[keith929]

Briar 50% Meer 25%, and cob 25% in that order.

 

[mso489]

Mountain Laurel is similar to briar in its suitability for tobacco pipes. It was used for pipes in the U.S. during World War II when briar was scarce because the war disrupted its harvesting. The only carver I know of who uses it regularly today is Jerry Perry of Colfax, N.C., west of Greensboro in western N.C. He only sells at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh in October, at the Village of Yesteryear pavilion, and at the TAPS pipe show at the Fairgrounds in April, not online, though he does a pipe repair business online. So far as I know, I am the only Forums member who owns a Mountain Laurel pipe. Speak up if you do!

 

[shanez]

About 50/50 briar/meer even though I own far more briars than meers followed by cobs (when in the pool) and finally an occasional morta.

 

[telescopes]

I forgot about cherrywood.

 

[coyja]

I sold off all my briars. Cobs are the way. (and Meerschaum when you want to get fancy)

 

[autumnfog]

Briar.

 

[tkcolo]

Meerschaum. These days I smoke one pipe. It's too perfect.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Cobs, they breathe better than any pipe I've owned.

 

[canucklehead]

 

[gamzultovah]

Mostly briar, but I enjoy the crisp taste of Morta better.

 

[edger]

Mostly briar, but I enjoy the crisp taste of Morta better.

Morta is interesting. I would like one in a very traditional shape made of Irish bog oak, but I probably couldn't afford it. It doesn't hurt to dream.