Rattrays makes some good pipes. I had a Marlin dublin a few years ago, but it was just too small for my liking. Great pipe though.
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I'm starting to think my cobbs have larger bowls than many briars. I am fond of a larger bowl anyways.
With cobs I favor the General and the reverse calabash. Everything else I prefer a chamber depth of 2-3 inches.
There’s also merit to knowing the dimensions of pipes you have become comfortable smoking. The following are four of my recent pipe acquisitions.I buy pipes based on what tobacco I am going to smoke. Since I smoke flakes and plugs 99% of the time, I buy pipes that I know will make the tobacco taste great because of the technical criteria I stick to on my pipes. Almost all of my pipes are group 4-5 with a few 6's mixed in.
For example a basic group 5 pipe has dimensions like these. Bowl height 2.0", inside bowl depth 1.5", inside bowl width .75-..90. I like a pipe that is 5.0=6.5 in length and weights of around 40-60 grams. I fold and stuff all my flakes and these dimensions work great almost all the time. A few of my flakes they are wrap arounds and those can be a little tricky. Plugs I cube cut and pack them so there is some resistance and a bit of moisture. All of these criteria took years to figure out and yes I butchered plenty of bowls. I now never light a pipe until I check the draw. If it is too tight, I run a pipe cleaner through it and that usually opens it up just fine. If it is too loose I just tamp down some. Yes there have been times when it is way to tight and I have to start over again, but that is a rare occurrence .
All of my pipes except 2 are all classic shapes like Billiards, Apples, Dublins, Brandy's, Rhodesians, Bulldogs, Lovats and I think that is it. My collection could be called boring, but these pipes smoke my flakes great and I like the way they look as well. There are probably more shapes I dislike than there are that I do like. Here are a few of classic shapes I really like.
Here are is a Jack Howell Billiard
Here is a Rad Davis Rhodesian.
Here is a Larrysson Dublin.
Notice anything? They’re all the same size. I shop them that way. .78 to .80 chamber diameter. 1.5” depth and 5.5 to 6” length, non-filtered so I can get a pipe cleaner to the bowl while smoking.
That’s it. All my pipes fit this criteria. It lessons the variables, and they still each smoke differently.
I find a wee dram rather than the choice of pipe makes smoking any blend a more pleasurable experience.
Those bottom two are excellent. The grain on the bottom most one is beautiful!
Everything is always different. The one constant is change. Just pick a pipe and smoke it.
Would you believe that’s an early 1990’s Estate Pipe? A Royal Danish 51 (Stanwell) made at the old factory in Denmark. I haven’t smoked it yet! ?
The other is a Chacom Festival 110, French Estate. Peterson and Sav above.
Did you miss 2020 by chance
One of the Giubileo d'Oros in my photo remains unsmoked.
We were talking about how many GAN puzzles came out last year.
Aptitude and talent can only be found in practice, if they are found at all, then perhaps add desire and concentration, Meanwhile, as your developing into one of the great pipe luminaries of our time, enjoy your smokes!
I find a slightly to more noticeable different flavor from different types of pipes, bowl sizes and bowl shapes. If you don't, you should consider scraping your tongue.