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Balsa Filter Experiment - What the H_ll?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter5117" data-source="post: 123681" data-attributes="member: 799"><p>Joe, you beat me to it. I was going to bring up the Brighams as they are Canadian and I was sure Puffs would be familiar with them. Besides being made of hard maple rather than balsa, the aluminum fitting and the extended aluminum tenon cause them to form a tight seal between the bowl and the mouthpiece. Little chance for contaminants to leak into the shank proper. Being maple, you can wash them in hot water or alcohol and use them almost indefinitely if you maintain them, I have some that are 20 years old. </p><p></p><p>I don't use them as much anymore (lazy) but I do for some blends that seem to bite my tongue more than others and they are really great. I am lucky that I brought a good collection with me from Canada that were my original pipes, and have picked up quite a few more from Ebay since. Have maybe 20 in the collection now.</p><p></p><p>FYI, in the USA, Iwan Ries carries the filters. There are also usually a few on Ebay pretty regularly. Note that they only work in the Brigham pipes because of the specific fitting I described above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunter5117, post: 123681, member: 799"] Joe, you beat me to it. I was going to bring up the Brighams as they are Canadian and I was sure Puffs would be familiar with them. Besides being made of hard maple rather than balsa, the aluminum fitting and the extended aluminum tenon cause them to form a tight seal between the bowl and the mouthpiece. Little chance for contaminants to leak into the shank proper. Being maple, you can wash them in hot water or alcohol and use them almost indefinitely if you maintain them, I have some that are 20 years old. I don't use them as much anymore (lazy) but I do for some blends that seem to bite my tongue more than others and they are really great. I am lucky that I brought a good collection with me from Canada that were my original pipes, and have picked up quite a few more from Ebay since. Have maybe 20 in the collection now. FYI, in the USA, Iwan Ries carries the filters. There are also usually a few on Ebay pretty regularly. Note that they only work in the Brigham pipes because of the specific fitting I described above. [/QUOTE]
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