Less common materials include other dense-grained woods such as cherry, olive, maple, mesquite, oak, and bog-wood. Minerals such as catlinite and soapstone have also been used. Pipe bowls are sometimes decorated by carving, and moulded clay pipes often had simple decoration in the mould. Waterpipe tobacco also contains numerous toxins known to cause lung disease,… Continue reading Tobacco Pipes Transportation Security Administration
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Pamplin Clay Tobacco Pipes
These typically do not have an air chamber and are so named only because of their external shape. Unusual pipe materials include gourds (as in the famous calabash pipe) and pyrolytic graphite. Metal and glass, seldom used for tobacco pipes, are common for pipes intended for other substances, such as cannabis. A few simple rules… Continue reading Pamplin Clay Tobacco Pipes