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Most pipe tobaccos are less mild than cigarette tobacco, substantially more moist and cut much more coarsely. Too finely cut tobacco does not allow enough air to flow through the pipe, and overly dry tobacco burns too quickly with little flavour. Pipe tobacco must be kept in an airtight container, such as a canning jar or sealed tin, to keep ...
The Frank Method is a method for packing tobacco into a smoking pipe initially developed by Achim Frank for use in pipe smoking competitions.. The Frank method involves compacting the tobacco from the sides without compressing the top.
The exterior surface of the bowl of some pipes may be fashioned with some kind of design. The character Leopold Bloom, in James Joyce's Ulysses carries a tobacco pipe with the bowl carved into a head: "He carries a silverstringed inlaid dulcimer and a longstemmed bamboo Jacob's pipe, its clay bowl fashioned as a female head." [1]
Chalice, a pipe used by Rastafari in cannabis rituals; Chibouk, a long-stemmed Turkish tobacco pipe with a clay bowl, often ornamented with precious stones; Chillum (pipe), conical smoking pipe originally from India; Hookah, tall stemmed pipe in which the smoke is cooled and filtered by passing through water, also known as a water pipe
The pipes may be custom made, by allowing the smoker to specify the dimensions and design, and even letters and symbols. Many in the UAE have chicken symbols on the pipe. Midwakh are crafted from a variety of materials including wood, bone, base metal, marble, steel, gold, silver, plastic (with a metal bowl), or glass.
Pipe makers now supplement their income by making wooden spoons and yokes for oxen. Non-smokers also purchase these pipes to put in their homes as ornaments but also as a symbolic link to tradition. Some pipe makers also sell their pipes to curio shops in towns as well as holiday resorts where there is a small demand for traditional Xhosa ...
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An avid pipe smoker, the Texas-blues guitarist often sold his own proprietary blend of pipe tobacco as well as autographed pipes at his concerts and shows. [11] Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer. [9] Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer. [9] Edward VIII, short-reigned (20 January – 11 December 1936) King of the United Kingdom. [12]