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A Peterson briar pipe. The majority of pipes sold today, whether handmade or machine-made, are fashioned from briar. Briar is a particularly well suited wood for pipe making for a number of reasons. The first and most important characteristic is its natural resistance to fire. The second is its inherent ability to absorb moisture.
Briarpatch is an independent alternative news magazine based in Saskatchewan, Canada.The magazine reports on progressive causes and social movements, prioritizing the voices of people who are directly impacted, and those involved in organizing their communities.
Where a thicket is formed of briar (also spelled brier), which is a common name for any of a number of unrelated thorny plants, it may be called a briar patch. Plants termed briar include species in the genera Rosa ( Rose ), Rubus , and Smilax .
Briar Patch or variants may refer to: a thicket formed by thorny plants; Briar Patch, a place in the fictional Br'er Rabbit stories; Briar Patch , a fictional region of space "Briar Patch", a 1989 story by Dean Ing in the Man-Kzin Wars series "Briarpatch", a song by Devin the Dude from the 2004 album To tha X-Treme
Meerschaum became a premium substitute for the clay pipes of the day and remains prized to this day, although since the mid-1800s briar pipes have become the most common pipes for smoking. The use of briar wood, beginning in the early 1820s, greatly reduced demand for clay pipes and, to a lesser degree, meerschaum pipes. The qualities of ...
Publishers Weekly said the collection is "uneven" and pointed out several "low points" in the collection, including "the forgettable 'Sad Onions' [...] and the lamentable 'The Briar Patch Boogie.'" [1] They concluded by noting, "Though high on action, adventure, and carnage, these tales are short on humor, characterization, and personal reflection.
Briar Patch (alternatively titled Plain Dirty) is a 2002 American romantic thriller drama film directed by Zev Berman, starring Dominique Swain, Henry Thomas, Arie Verveen, James Urbaniak and Karen Allen.
A Peterson Dry System Pipe cutaway. Perhaps the most notable design from the Kapp and Peterson factory was Peterson's famed 'Dry System' pipes, patented in 1894. Featuring a small reservoir intended to collect moisture before it reaches the smoker, the 'System Pipe' is designed to create a drier and cooler smoke and discourage the formation of ...