There are different kinds of Smoking accessories in the UK but tobacco pipes are highly in demand which come in countless shapes, sizes and forms which can be effectively overwhelming if you’re looking to buy one. Apart from this, it can be made from a variety of materials and all look awesome with their own aesthetics and features. If you are also planning to buy a new tobacco pipe for yourself, you should learn about the multiple varieties of tobacco pipes to make a worthy decision while purchasing a new product from the market.
So, here we will explain about different varieties of tobacco pipes – their shapes, sizes, forms (based on materials).
Tobacco Pipes in different shapes:
As per the shapes and sizes, tobacco pipes are categorized into 9 different families.
Apple Family Tobacco Pipes
These kinds of pipes are easily recognizable and characterized by their rounded bowls shapes, these are widely and consistently somewhat found in rotund designs. A popular alternative to the billiards, apple pipes are a large variety of variables with their own awesome and unique features.
Apple Pipe Variants
- Author: With its chunkier option or alternative to the apple, it often characterizes a slightly sloped down stem.
- Ball: With its another variated name “tomato” and compared to apply, these families of tobacco pipes are slightly different and larger. The stem is usually bent with a saddle shape.
- Diplomat: An Alternative of apple shaped pipe, it is considered as a prince-style pipe with a slightly bent, oval shaped stem.
- Egg: it is the most common version of apple shaped pipes with bent stem configuration. It is usually an elongated apple pipe.
- Hawkbill: A bent variant of the apple shaped pipes with a spherical bowl and exceedingly curved shank.
Billiard Family Tobacco Pipes
Billiard tobacco pipes are very famous and in demand across the world. These kinds of pipes are almost famous for their smooth and flexible design, cylindrical bowl shapes and seamless transitions. The shank contains the same length as the bowl’s height. While most typical billiard pipes are straight, and you will find a number of varieties which can represent bent designs.
Billiards Pipe Variants
- Brandy: With the same bowl shape as billiard, brandy or cognac glass, this design often characterizes a slightly bent and tampered shape.
- Chimney: With its new name Stack or smokestack, the chimney is simply made with a taller bowl.
- Nose Warner/Stubby: A billiard with the shorter stem and shank is also very famous with its new stubby look.
- Oom-Paul/Hungarian: Named after Paulus Kruger, this variant of billiard pipes has a taller appearance for a bowl for comfortably hanging from the mouth.
- Oval: Known as the pocket pipe, the oval is essentially a flattered billiard to render it more portable.
Bulldog Family Tobacco Pipes
Most bulldog pipes have a bowl with the widest mouth and a lean forwarded grooves with its pointed end. Sometimes you will find a straight or sometimes slightly bent grooves. Meanwhile, a conventional bulldog features a diamond shank with tapered stem.
Bulldog Pipe Variants
- Bull-Moose: The bullmoose is a bent variant with a thick and chunky feature and a lower shaped bowl, similar to Rhodesian pipes.
- Bullcap: it is completely straight like Rhodesian with a saddle stem and a wide bowl.
- Rhodesian: A very similar feature and configuration to a bulldog except with a round shank instead of a diamond shape stick.
- Eskimo: With an unusual design with a domed bowl and wide, flattened shank and bent stem.
The type of tobacco pipes you use days a lot about you as a person. These aforementioned variants of tobacco families are specifically known for high quality kashmiri wood, and is a wonderful choice for smokers. Along with the classical and authentic design, it’s easy to hold and its cigarette holder takes only food grade material. Its ergonomic, compact and sleek design makes it effective and easier. Smoking with a pipe is healthier and more hygienic than smoking with a cigar or cigarette. It can decrease the possibilities of the teeth and fingers getting yellow and can effectively reduce the effects of tobacco tar.
