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I received a letter today from Mr. Ralph G. With whom I have been corresponding about pipes made from alternative woods. He sent me a color photocopy of a WDC catalogue page, dated between 1870-1890, showing their pipes made from rosewood and Ivy; that’s right IVY! These pipes came with either cellu...

Robert
Great looking stem; excellent shine. Please do let us know how the test turns out. I can't wait to learn if this will be the material or not.

And since I have to use the softie bits can you determine if ABS reacts to other soft materials chemically?

Hi - I am new to this forum so the following question may have been asked before: Has anyone come up with a stem material with the comfort of vulcanite, less maintenance like acrylic, no plastic taste like acrylic has? I like the acrylic stems for their low upkeep, less polishing, etc but cannot sta...

Robert, my take on this subject is: When briar was first used for pipes, everyone herald it as the ultimate pipe wood and actually went wild over briar. In less than ten years from the first English maker to use briar, there were over a dozen briar pipe makers in London alone and all exclaiming the ...