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What Makes A Pipe A Great Smoker?
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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 496946" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>Best time to harvest briar? -- I have no idea re: harvesting, but I do think that post-harvest, older is always better. And I agree that briar continues to season, even after it's turned into a pipe. I bought two of the briars SP was selling awhile back, saying they'd spent the past 100 years in a St. Claude attic. I chose those two pipes,a straight and a bent billiard, because they were slightly chunky. Wow!! Instant satisfaction! No break-in needed! Inexpensive, too.</p><p></p><p>Dublin conical bowl? -- Yes, that conical bowl shape could be said to have a bit of extra briar at the bottom. But I would contend it does no good down there. Look at the bull dog or author shapes. They have extra wood ideally placed to absorb extra heat as the smoke progresses down the bowl. That's why they smoke cool, seems to me.</p><p></p><p>Nowadays, I smoke but one or two bowls a day, usually on my West-facing deck watching the sun go down. So I have some time to contemplate questions like these. It's nice to have the opp to share with other pipers. It's hardly a topic I can share with the passing dog walkers. I'm making no claims to being Right for one and all. But them's my notions for the time being.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 496946, member: 2318"] Best time to harvest briar? -- I have no idea re: harvesting, but I do think that post-harvest, older is always better. And I agree that briar continues to season, even after it's turned into a pipe. I bought two of the briars SP was selling awhile back, saying they'd spent the past 100 years in a St. Claude attic. I chose those two pipes,a straight and a bent billiard, because they were slightly chunky. Wow!! Instant satisfaction! No break-in needed! Inexpensive, too. Dublin conical bowl? -- Yes, that conical bowl shape could be said to have a bit of extra briar at the bottom. But I would contend it does no good down there. Look at the bull dog or author shapes. They have extra wood ideally placed to absorb extra heat as the smoke progresses down the bowl. That's why they smoke cool, seems to me. Nowadays, I smoke but one or two bowls a day, usually on my West-facing deck watching the sun go down. So I have some time to contemplate questions like these. It's nice to have the opp to share with other pipers. It's hardly a topic I can share with the passing dog walkers. I'm making no claims to being Right for one and all. But them's my notions for the time being. [/QUOTE]
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