The smell of the briar.

[collindow]

I've found that I love the smell of (most of) my pipes. Not inside the bowl, or at the end of the shank or anything, but the smell of the wood around, say, the underside of the bowl, or right around the base on the sides. Whether new or estate, I notice this distinct woody smell. With estate pipes, the smell is slightly less woody, from the tobaccos that have been absorbed over the years, which just make them that much better. Sort of like the new book smell, except getting better with age instead of just disappearing and becoming a slightly mildew-ey smell.

And now I'm curious, am I the only one who just, on occasion, lifts up a pipe and sniffs it? And anybody who hasn't tried it really should. It's great.

 

[duncan]

I kinda like the mildewey smell

 

[admin]

I'll have to try that.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Funny you should bring this up! I was just thinking this the other day and wondering why no one has ever come out with the "Briar" flavored tobacco. Try taking an old pipe and using a drill bit, open up the airway just a little and smell the wood shavings. Heavenly!!!

 

[python]

I do this frequently. I love the sweet, woody smell that I get from the outside of the bowl while I'm smoking.

 

[bhpdrew]

Never tried that. I did try to smoke a pine cone once. In my younger days.

 

[hilojohnny]

I'll have to give this a try....I do sniff around at times....but hadn't thought of sniffing under the pipe!

 

[changojoe]

hummmm!! ill have to try that..

 

[cortezattic]

This is one KINKY thread!!!

The next thing you know, someone's gonna suggest sniffin' an underside while holding your pipe!

I hope the SafeSurf software is working.

 

[collindow]

oh cortez, you so crazy!

 

[zunismoke]

bhpdrew, How was the pinecone?

 

[winton]

As a woodturner, I love the smell of wood shavings. Cherry is sweet, walnut earthy, elm bad, oak nutty, pine sappy, maple boring, sassafras root beer, etc. Each wood is different and I have no idea how many I have tried, 30+ 40+ more?

Winton

 

[puffpuff]

Wow, if you're that into scents, you should really try some dry snuff.
I find it absolutely wonderful, and you can use it in many places where a pipe is not allowed.
Visit snuffhouse.org to discuss. I'm puffpuff there, too.
I do sniff my pipe when it's not burning, but mostly to see if I've cleaned any acrid smell out of it before I put it away.
Being an ex-cigarette smoker, but heavy smokeless tobacco user, I've become much more sensitive to smoke smells over the last 1.5 years. I love my pipe, but it's more of a once a day treat, for me. I think that if I tried to enjoy it more, the opposite would happen -- I'd enjoy it less.
Plus, if I get too much smoke in my nose, I have a hard time enjoying my snuff!

 

[collindow]

Snuff makes me uncomfortable...too close to to my brain for comfort!

 

[hauntedmyst]

Believe me when I say that sniffing snuff leads to sniffing scented markers which leads to sniffing glue which leads right to sniffing cocaine and then the next thing you know, your running through Central Park buck naked except for a saddle strapped to your back carrying a midget while the uber wealthy make bets on which place you'll finish or on which corner you'll stroke out on all so you'll get that little white smokable rock at the end of the race. What do you have to show for it when you finally come to your senses? Just whip marks and a maybe a CP Derby trophy you want to display but are too ashamed to. No thank you sir!

 

[hellar]

i dont think my pipe is real wood, (or a cheap one) but when i get a nice pipe (thinking of going peterson) i will try that.

 

[cortezattic]

What kind of wood doesn't float?
Answer

 

[collindow]

How delightfully tasteless. lol

 

[dillydallydan]

Okay now I'm worried. All of my pipes smell of pipe tobacco. I don't smell any wood odor at all. Must be doing something wrong. Again.

 

[collindow]

Sure you're sniffing the outside? And note that the smell is WAY stronger when the briar is warm!