Cobs or briars?
While on this journey of pipe smoking bliss there is a question that continues to return to me, which is, "should my next pipe be a briar or a cob?"
While the origination of my one and only pipe is uncertain, it is o.k. since it was only $30 from the local tobacconist who said it was Italian hand made ;).
However, while reading some of the pipe smoking blogs; www.pipesmokersform.com, www.pipechat.info, www.pipesmagazine.com/forums and www.forum.pipes.org/discus/discus.cgi, I am discovering that there are some strong opinions on which type of pipes "old fart" (-a most affectionate reference) pipe smokers recommend for newbie pipe smokers. Some say cobs, some say briars, so which one should I choose for my next pipe?
Here are a couple of examples:
Image (cob)
Image (briar)
I must say I find it hard to choose. So........ I reckon I must get one of each. I shall report later on the specific kind of cob and briar that I ended up with and my opinion of each.
Until next time.....
PipeLighter
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