Smoking your pipe Smoking Your Pipe? (This is the Best Part!) Your greatest smoking pleasure will come from learning and practicing the basic techniques employed by pipe experts. A cool, dry, flavorful smoke time after time will be your reward. Once you know the secrets of loading, lighting and tamping your pipe, you will enjoy the full richness and flavor of your tobacco. Your pipe will stay lit longer and give you full smoking satisfaction. How to Break In Your New Pipe Breaking in your new pipe simply means developing a thin layer of carbon or cake on the inside...

 Selecting the right pipe How to Select a New Pipe Due to the inconsistencies of nature and the conditions under which Briar grows, only a small percentage of the thousands of pipes produced each year will have a uniformly fine grain pattern and perfection of finish upon which a manufacturer will stamp his name. These perfect pipes, which may cost $100 or more, are sometimes called firsts and represent the pinnacle of the pipe makers art. Serious pipe smokers and pipe collectors take great pride in owning and smoking these fine pipes. The remaining Briar pipes may have tiny,...

 Briar pipes On the Nature of Briar... A briar pipe begins as a Burl (or growth) on the root system of the White Heath Tree, a squat, hearty, shrub-like plant which grows primarily in the dry, arid, rocky wastelands around the Mediterranean Sea. Of all woods, the Briar Burl is unique for making pipes; it’s tough, porous and nearly impervious to heat. Burls for fine quality pipes can often be 50 to 100 years old when harvested for pipe making. And Briar Pipes Once harvested, the Briar burls are cut by skilled craftsmen using large, circular saws to remove...

RELAXING WITH A PIPE Part of the joy of smoking a pipe is the relaxation it provides. Smoke your pipe slowly. Take time to enjoy the full flavor of the fine tobacco. No need to inhale; the enjoyment comes from the taste. Have a good supply of wooden matches (or butane lighter) and pipe cleaners nearby so you won't have to keep getting up from your chair. Some of the most famous people in history have been pipe smokers: fictional characters, world leaders, military leaders, as well as leaders in business, sports and entertainment. A good pipe creates contentment and...