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<blockquote data-quote="wiley coyote" data-source="post: 79281" data-attributes="member: 920"><p>Some years ago I decided that I would never buy a pipe I would not smoke. I admire high end collectibles, and on occasion I buy them, but only if I will smoke them. I understand buying for purely aesthetic value, for the beauty of the grain or ingenuity of the design, or both. But doing so is not for me. The aesthetic value I care for now is impure, is functionality: form follows function--and all that. Over the years I have slowly eliminated most of the high end collectibles I had at one time (as an undergrad and as a grad student I managed pipes shops, and created a large and quite various collection of high end pipes). I have moved almost entirely into the $100-$200 dollar pipes, often bought for less because bought as estates. All I care about these days is the quality of the smoking. </p><p></p><p>I do think there is a distinction between pipe smokers and pipe collectors, but the boundary between them is vague. Many on BoB are, I am sure, in the vagueness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wiley coyote, post: 79281, member: 920"] Some years ago I decided that I would never buy a pipe I would not smoke. I admire high end collectibles, and on occasion I buy them, but only if I will smoke them. I understand buying for purely aesthetic value, for the beauty of the grain or ingenuity of the design, or both. But doing so is not for me. The aesthetic value I care for now is impure, is functionality: form follows function--and all that. Over the years I have slowly eliminated most of the high end collectibles I had at one time (as an undergrad and as a grad student I managed pipes shops, and created a large and quite various collection of high end pipes). I have moved almost entirely into the $100-$200 dollar pipes, often bought for less because bought as estates. All I care about these days is the quality of the smoking. I do think there is a distinction between pipe smokers and pipe collectors, but the boundary between them is vague. Many on BoB are, I am sure, in the vagueness. [/QUOTE]
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