The Pipe Material You Smoke The Most

[Fiddlepiper]

Briar for me. I had a cob but didn’t like it so it went in the bin. Not got anything else yet. Although a meerschaum is very tempting, I do tend to drop things so it’s possibly not a good idea seeing as where I smoke has concrete underfoot...

 

[mingc]

I have a bunch of briars, a handful of cobs and one meer. I smoke the briars 99.99% of the time. I like the meer but very much dislike the undersized draft of the screw-in tenon/mortise doohickey. I keep meaning to pick up a meer with more modern draft construction but haven't found one that catches my eye yet. The cobs smoke great but need better stems. The fancy replacement stems don't quite make economic sense to me (too expensive).

 

[gatorhazard]

Cobs ever since I picked a few up, have three cobs and 5 briars. The briars collect dust at present

 

[danimalia]

I'm like 99% broad these days. Used to smoke cobs more often before I had as many briars. I enjoyed smoking my meer until it broke. Hoping to get a good quality model in the future. Have never tried mortal or clay. Used to be a pretty heavy glass and Pyrex smoker back in the day, too ?

 

[The Clay King]

Mostly clays - I've got a couple of gifted briars but I haven't smoked them.
Might sell them...
Not buying any more pipes or baccy this year and not buying any more pipeweed until re-enactment starts again!

 

[kcghost]

I'm predominately a briar smoker. Maybe once a month I will go to a cob.

 

[jmill208]

Briar, an occasional cob, rarely my morta.

 

[mso489]

So far briar seems to predominate, but it seems that most of us have two or more favorite pipe materials, even if briar is the front runner.

 

[Trainpipeman]

All of the pipes that I have are briar.

 

[telescopes]

My mother just dropped off a pipe for my birthday, a Savinelli HCA. She left with my only cob and some Rum Raisin Tobacco.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'm like 99% broad these days.

So the transition is going well?

 

[username]

Cobs then meer. Then briar.

 

[Ethan]

50% briar, 40% cob, 10% anything else...meer, maple, hickory etc. The glass/pyrex stuff I have doesn't get any use these days, I do have some nice pieces left though.

 

[weezell]

Do you really need to ask??? And I do enjoy my cobs on occasion... ?

 

[jerseysam]

All #'s from my backside but close enough:

Briar 60%, Morta 20%, Meer 15%, Olivewood 5%. Nothing against them...and I have a bunch...been a year or so since I smoked a cob.

Meer's are coming on strong to take market-share from Briar though....I bought a couple Altinay's over the last several months and I'm really enjoying them.

 

[weezell]

Meer's are coming on strong to take market-share from Briar though....I bought a couple Altinay's over the last several months and I'm really enjoying them.

The White Goddess will own you... ?

 

[Ctbill]

50% briar (English, Balkan, VaPers), 50% Cob (Aro & burley, & codger blends). Smoke both sides of the aisle fairly equally. Never an English/Balkan in a cob, but sometimes a Va/VaPer in a cob. Sometimes an Aro in a briar..., but never a burley! MY tastes, of course...

 

[Toast]

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!

I've seen you post about them before - I'd love to see some pictures!

Probably 50:50 morta:briar for me, I like both very much.

 

[Chasing Embers]

The White Goddess will own you...

I smoke them on occasion, but the Lady of the Maize has my heart.

 

[F4RM3R]

These days the cobs are winning out, but I dont have a cob for my English blends and already have some dedicated briars that work well for those.

50% cobs
30% briar
10% meer
10% clay
And the odd time I'll smoke my homemade cherry woods for some of my homegrown, just seems suiting.