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Help me pick my next pipe

Wurm

Wurm

Bratwurst and Beer
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This one

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or this one

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I like them both but only have the gap for one ATM

So I'll let you decide ;)
 
I like the first one better.

Do either use filters? I know some of the Butz-Choquin do, but I don't think they all do. That might be something to consider based on your preference for or against them.
 
LilBastage said:
I like the first one better.

Do either use filters? I know some of the Butz-Choquin do, but I don't think they all do. That might be something to consider based on your preference for or against them.
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My wife likes the first one better too...

Does it matter? I don't put filters in my big ben either and its made to take a 9mm.

*edit* I could get the balsa wood filters you recommended to me a while back... they sell them at the shop I'm ordering from, I don't like the active charcoal ones, I think they make the smoke taste funny.
 
Wurm said:
LilBastage said:
I like the first one better.

Do either use filters? I know some of the Butz-Choquin do, but I don't think they all do. That might be something to consider based on your preference for or against them.
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My wife likes the first one better too...

Does it matter? I don't put filters in my big ben either and its made to take a 9mm.

*edit* I could get the balsa wood filters you recommended to me a while back... they sell them at the shop I'm ordering from, I don't like the active charcoal ones, I think they make the smoke taste funny.
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If it doesn't matter to you, it doesn't matter. Some people don't like filter pipes with or without the filters. The empty space can lead to a wetter smoke according to some people. I smoke my Big Ben without just as you do and I don't find it objectionable at all.

The balsa filters are the only ones I even consider using and I rarely use those. I do have one pipe that performs better with one, but I rarely smoke it.
 
First one is nicer. I almost purchased a similar Butz-Choquin pipe in NYC a month ago, but I didn't have the $$. Could have even been that model.
 
I like the first one. I would love to have something like that. How much is it?
 
Yeah they are back up... I ordered pipe number 1, and I'll pick up pipe number 2 come fall, as crappy as the weather is over here, that pipe cover will come in handy since I'm a outdoor only smoker.

I also picked up a pack of those Balsa wood filters Alan, I'll let you know what I think after giving them a try.

My order came to 96 Euro total, and they charge 4 euro shipping for anything under 100 euro... I was surprised how many good cigars go for 4 euro :sign: to round out the price ;)
 
That's a pretty sharp pipe Shawn, I hope you enjoy it. I'm still struggling with my pipe classifications, so what would that be classified as? Whatever it is, it sure is beautiful.
 
I like the second one. I had one very similar to it (a friend bought it for me in Austria). I broke it by accident a couple of years ago. Let us know how you like the one you choose!
 
MoeCizlak said:
That's a pretty sharp pipe Shawn, I hope you enjoy it. I'm still struggling with my pipe classifications, so what would that be classified as? Whatever it is, it sure is beautiful.
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I'd call that a Calabash. SEE HERE

THIS is a good reference for shapes and classification.
 
Thanks Alan, that's a lot more in depth than the one GLPease has on his site. Although his is a pretty good reference as well.
 
Its a great pipe, it holds a very large amount of tobacco and burns nice. My only complaint it the silliness of putting white wood around the inside rim of the bowl. I smoke outdoors and its always windy in Germany, that white has already charred itself black. I'm going to talk to a very talented woodworker I know and see if he can replace it with a metal ring.
 
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