What is a too Large of a Bowl

[madox07]

I think I finally figured out a take on this one. An age long mystery for me ... A too large of a bowl is a bowl for which you have to improvise a tamper, as the ones that can be bought, with regular shapes and lengths, can no longer do the job as your reach the heel of the bowl. What is your take on this ?

 

[Chasing Embers]

No such thing. Many of my figural tampers and Laguiole knife can accommodate chambers with a 5 inch depth.

 

[madox07]

No such thing. Many of my figural tampers and Laguiole knife can accommodate chambers with a 5 inch depth.

I have a tiroliche that is so deep that I am afraid I can hardly cling to anything when spooning the ceramic bowl. While tobacco gets very adhesive on the heel of thar pipe, I fear too much pressure will break the thing. I have some haunting memories with a clay pipe ..

 

[sablebrush52]

Any bowl that is larger than your head is probably too big.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I have a tiroliche that is so deep that I am afraid I can hardly cling to anything when spooning the ceramic bowl. While tobacco gets very adhesive on the heel of thar pipe, I fear too much pressure will break the thing. I have some haunting memories with a clay pipe ..

I've got a meerschaum nearly 4 inches deep and haven't had any issues. Just don't compact when tamping, only use enough pressure to press the ashes down.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Any bowl that is larger than your head is probably too big.

 

[WhiteCrown]

 

[macaroni]

View attachment 237569

Damn, you beat me and posted first--I was gonna say Chasing...just stay the f#C$ away from this thread!!! LOL

 

[Chasing Embers]

Damn, you beat me and posted first--I was gonna say Chasing...just stay the f#C$ away from this thread!!! LOL

But why?



What's really funny is that Brad's pipes make mine look like size group 1s.

 

[warren]

A personal decision of course. I'm guessing a bowl too large for the smoker to comfortably smoke.

 

[huntertrw]

What is a too Large of a Bowl​

These, perhaps?

 

[tobakenist]

If I was a Lumberjack I would have the biggest bowl in the world, sounds like a blues track, have to go, get my Guitar out.

 

[georged]

Serious answer:

A PipeWorld famous guy who has been collecting pipes for over 40 years, specializes in large-sized ones, and smokes nothing else---Rich Esserman---says the maximum chamber depth for good smoking is 3", and the maximum diameter .95"--1.0"

Larger and deeper chambers CAN be smoked, but more in "name only"... meaning the hassles involved with doing it aren't worth the extra bother.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

If your kids can skateboard in it?
If you require assistance to lift it?
If @Chasing Embers would be unable to fill it with his stockpile?

 

[kcghost]

I think @georged has the right answer.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I think @georged has the right answer.

I've got a couple larger that smoke just fine. Esserman smokes like a train though. He's stated that he smokes his large pipes in about two hours when the same can be achieved with a group 5 or 6 sized pipe.

 

[Chasing Embers]

If @Chasing Embers would be unable to fill it with his stockpile?

If you ever find one that will hold nearly 600 pounds of tobacco, let me know!

 

[Doctor Chopper]

If you ever find one that will hold nearly 600 pounds of tobacco, let me know!

I was going to ask what would be larger, the skating park half pipe or the bowl to hold your stash!!

 

[Chasing Embers]

I was going to ask what would be larger, the skating park half pipe or the bowl to hold your stash!!

As a 49 year old skater, definitely the half pipe.

 

[crashthegrey]

Too big is relative to the tobacco. If I get bored, it's too big.