What Kind of Wood is Dr. Grabow Made Of??

[hodirty]

I own 4 Dr. Grabows, a royalton, duke, freehand, and a golden duke. They all smoke well, and IMO are the best value in that price range. I'd rather smoke high end tobacco in a cheaper pipe, than visa versa.

 

[taztime]

@ hodirty

> I own 4 Dr. Grabows, a royalton, duke, freehand, and a golden duke. They all smoke well, and IMO are the best value in that price range. I'd rather smoke high end tobacco in a cheaper pipe, than visa versa.

-- That is how I feel about Dr. Grabow pipes also. I too have a small collection of his pipes. And I have some Briar pipes. That I paid a lot more for. And they don't SMOKE any better then my Dr. Grabows.

> ( I like how you put it ) - that you would rather smoke high quality tobacco in and inexpensive pipe; then a cheap tobacco in an expensive pipe.

-- Like I've heard say: - "spend your money on tobacco, not pipes. " ---- taztime ::

 

[taztime]

@ saintpeter

>> "Ode to Dr. Grawbo"

__ I like your poem. You wrote that yourself of course LOL. Thanks saintpeter for sharing. -- taztime :puffpipe:

 

[linkdead]

I've been eyeing a Mr. Brog churchwarden for a few weeks that sells for under $40 but couldn't find anything on pearwood as a pipe choice. It's good to hear that pear makes a good sub for briar. Now I'm getting one! When I first started smoking pipes a few weeks ago I ordered one for about $10 that looked like a nice pipe but when it arrived it had a steel bowl! I'm guessing it's plastic with a metal inner lining (that smells like oil). I'm not even sure I want it as an emergency pipe, but am I wrong? Do metal bowled pipes smoke well after you burn the oil out of them?

 

[weezell]

linkdead...Shit can that pipe :wink:

 

[linkdead]

Aye Weezell, I thought as much, thanks for the confirmation.

 

[linkdead]

I've been trying to find a list of all of the various pipe materials with some order to pros/cons and with the exception of Briar, Meercham, clay and a few others I've come up empty. I've seen Applewood, Pear (Mr. Brog), Ebony, plastic, metal, glass, just about all the hardwoods, corncob, and found tips on how to tell good pipes from junk, but do these other materials offer anything at all except for lower cost? I'd love to see an excel spreadsheet that judges each material on the things a good pipe needs; pourousness, moisture, durability, age, grain, craftmanship and such.

 

[taztime]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHc0b2p-uWw

SPEND YOUR MONEY ON TOBACCO; NOT PIPES

 

[professorwheezy]

I started with a Golden Duke and it is a champ. Second largest bowl I own. I am actually starting to collect Grabows because they are affordable (cheap on EBay) and available. Yes, I am getting other pipes too, but for now Grabows are what I am collecting cause its what I can afford. I've got a buckaroo, duke, grand duke, silver duke, gold duke, omega, Riviera, regal, crown duke, starfire, westbrook, sculptura. All are estates in various conditions. Some I am stripping down and will restain and some are in good shape. Stems can be dicey, some are rough and chipped others are fine. But so far they are all good smokers, the ones I have smoked at least.