#billiard pipe

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Sara Eltang by Tom Eltang Made in Denmark straight Billiard pipe

I usually dislike blasted pipes, but of course that is just a personal preference – I like to see the grain and have the smooth wood in my fingers. Practically sandblasted pipes smoke just as well, some say even better (due to the rough surface you have a slightly higher heat dissipation, resulting in a cooler burn – but I actually doubt if the effect is measurable…)

OK – enough introduction –…

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[thedailypuffer]

There is an irresistible simplicity to a classic billiard shape. For years I attributed this class and elegance to the talent of early British pipe makers of the mid and late nineteenth century - renowned companies such as Loewe, Charatan and, later, Alfred Dunhill. However, I came to realize that my involuntary association was based solely on myth and had no factual base whatsoever. Like the early use of briar wood as the choice material for this craft, the billiard shape and the standardization of pipe shapes was first introduced in France, namely in their official pipe smoking capital, the small town of Saint-Claude. Due to the amount of time and labor required to shape the briar by hand, experimental methods were put to the test in order to slash production prices and make pipes more accessible in this ever expanding market. Using three different machines, a factory named Pignon & Fils was the first to envision these simple shapes, which also included the bulldog and the zulu, thus avoiding the excessive costs of free hand creations. Not surprisingly, knowing the true origins of this beloved form has only increased my affinity for it.