Wonderful Choices Available in Glass Pipes

A lot of smokers are growing appreciative in using glass pipe in smoking their favorite tobacco and not just for the smoother taste it provides but also for the variety of amazing designs and styles that are available in glass pipes. Tobacco pipes can be made from different materials like clay, glass, wood, metal and more which can be of various shades and styles that are eye catching.

Regardless of the kind of content used to in creating smoking pipes, there are generally three elements that make up a smoking pipe; these are the bit, the shank and bowl. A glass pipe’s bowl is where shredded tobacco can be while the shank represents the stem with the bit or mouthpiece as its end. The shank in glass pipes are made from glass to allow the smoke to travel through to the bit. The shank leads to the bit or mouthpiece where you can inhale the smoke from. This bit may or may not be of glass based on the style of the smoking pipe.

You can enjoy smoking your tobacco from different types of pipes available like briar, glass, corncob, clay, meerschaum, wood and metal. Briar may be the most well-known type of pipe as it is a fire resistant kind of wood. It is made from the tree heath’s root burl as it can be highly resistant to wetness.

Glass pipes are very well-known as high quality glass like Pyrex is used to make this type of pipe. Experienced glass blowers can form different forms, styles and size of glass pipes that comes in vibrant and rich colors. Glass pipes leaves a smoother taste as there are no aftertaste as smokers appreciate the flavor and appearance of their glass pipes and can be easily cleaned.

Corncob is one affordable material used in making smoking pipes. It is the core of a dried corn where they are formed into the shape of the bowl, its shank is made from a wood such as pine, and Meerschaum is a smooth white mineral that can be carved easily into the perfect shape for pipes where clay can be of good and low quality, a low quality clay pipe is actually made from porcelain that is poured into a mold for it to take shape, for good clay pipes, it takes hard work as the process requires beating all air out of the clay then hand rolling each before molding it, piercing with a fine wire, and then firing carefully. A wood made pipe is more popularly known as it is also available in a wide range of style and design.

The variety of glass pipe styles comes in any forms the makers can think off, from simple designs to really intricate ones. The wide range of available glass pipes nowadays allows avid smokers to choose any style they like fitting for their taste, needs and occasions.

Pipes made from glass is easy to clean and it leaves without a nasty aftertaste as found in other types of pipes like metal ones, where in you need to break them before finally being able to have a smoke with no aftertaste.