Why are Pipes Called Terra Cotta?

[Sobrbiker]

Do you do white chocolate with the raspberry or just a vanilla flavour?

Straight raspberry, maybe a drizzle of Chambord…

 

[bluegrassbrian]

My Peterson Walnut is made of briar fortunately.

 

[ashdigger]

I recently purchased a Raspberry Beret from a 2nd Hand store and then drank a Pina Colada.

Am I on the correct forum?

 

[Sobrbiker]

I recently purchased a Raspberry Beret from a 2nd Hand store and then drank a Pina Colada.

Am I on the correct forum?

Only if you did such in margaritaville

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Terra Cotta is iron oxide. When iron oxide is added to clay, it becomes that red terra cotta. When you dye something with iron oxide it is terra cotta. It’s a color.

BTW, it’s not waterproof. Terra cotta ceramics is one if the worst pots for plants, because it lets the water pass through it, unless you are prone to overwatering somewhere North of Alabama or Hell.

I have yet to see a briar pipe called terra cotta.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Only if you did such in margaritaville

It’s margaritaville every night at Tim’s place

 

[ashdigger]

Terra Cotta is iron oxide. When iron oxide is added to clay, it becomes that red terra cotta. When you dye something with iron oxide it is terra cotta. It’s a color.

BTW, it’s not waterproof. Terra cotta ceramics is one if the worst pots for plants, because it lets the water pass through it, unless you are prone to overwatering somewhere North of Alabama or Hell.

I have yet to see a briar pipe called terra cotta.

This is why they are popular in the southwest.

 

[kcghost]

I would tell you about the secret behind terra cotta and clay pipes but then I would have then I would have to give a terminal wedgie!!

 

[Lucashly]

It is

Terra Cotta is iron oxide. When iron oxide is added to clay, it becomes that red terra cotta. When you dye something with iron oxide it is terra cotta. It’s a color.

BTW, it’s not waterproof. Terra cotta ceramics is one if the worst pots for plants, because it lets the water pass through it, unless you are prone to overwatering somewhere North of Alabama or Hell.

I have yet to see a briar pipe called terra cotta.

Terra Cotta pots are the best for succulents. Am I off topic?

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Terra Cotta is iron oxide. When iron oxide is added to clay, it becomes that red terra cotta. When you dye something with iron oxide it is terra cotta. It’s a color.

BTW, it’s not waterproof. Terra cotta ceramics is one if the worst pots for plants, because it lets the water pass through it, unless you are prone to overwatering somewhere North of Alabama or Hell.

I have yet to see a briar pipe called terra cotta.

Terracotta Pipes!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Terracotta Pipes!

Those billiards are sweet!!

 

[mingc]

Terracotta Pipes!

This new Peterson line is interesting. Smooth but most with no grain to speak of, like Dunhill Bruyeres. I assume they're made of ebauchons taken from the middle of the burls. I wonder if they have any fills.

 

[AJL67]

I would guess maybe a cross between the color and not wanting to go with Terracotta as in the Terracotta Army, but i actually have no frigging clue, sounds good though.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

This new Peterson line is interesting. Smooth but most with no grain to speak of, like Dunhill Bruyeres. I assume they're made of ebauchons taken from the middle of the burls. I wonder if they have any fills.

None on my 80s or my ‘23 SPD’s!

And as stated, it’s the color of the finish.

And full disclosure, there is one on my 4AB but gives it a little character.

 

[coming to_falling too]

This new Peterson line is interesting. Smooth but most with no grain to speak of, like Dunhill Bruyeres. I assume they're made of ebauchons taken from the middle of the burls. I wonder if they have any fills.

The one I just got is fill free with decent grain. Nothing spectacular, though

 

[paulfg]

Is it not just the colour of the bowl?

yes

 

[anotherbob]

I recently purchased a Raspberry Beret from a 2nd Hand store and then drank a Pina Colada.

Am I on the correct forum?

sorta no and sorta hell yeah.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I would guess maybe a cross between the color and not wanting to go with Terracotta as in the Terracotta Army, but i actually have no frigging clue, sounds good though.

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Oddly enough, the Terracotta Army is not made of Terracotta Clay. It is an ochre based clay. This used to a bug in a ceramics professor I used to know's bonnet. He presumed that the name came as a jest early after its discovery, but the iron oxide is of a yellow ochre variety, called an earth clay. But.... only a clay nerd would dicker.

 

[davidy97]

Terra Cotta is a hard semi fired waterproof ceramic clay. Why are briar pipes called Terra Cotta? I don't think ceramics are used in their design.

Color it is. Most Terra Cotta I've seen is in the form of pots, statues for decoration or pots for plants to live in for some time. The broken pieces of a pot (shards) make great humidifiers for dry tobacco.

Never heard of a pipe called this.