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Hi again everyone,

I have some italian briar coming in in the next few weeks, and when it gets here I wanted to start using ebonite for my stems (I have just been using acrylic and abs with the cheaper briar that I had initially bought). However, it seems that its not too easy to find briar here in the US. I did just notice that PME got some briar and cumberland in though, so I was wondering if anyone has had experience using this? Is it good quality or should I keep looking until I can find something else elsewhere?

Thanks!

How much are you looking for? If you're going to place a large-ish order, you might want to just go direct to the manufacturer. You get the best prices that way.

PME have a very good reputation with the pipemaking community. They are one of the few suppliers in the States that stock Cumberland and seem to have an exclusive on Algerian briar.

Here's a list of suppliers of various pipemaking "stuff": http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Pipe ... d_Supplies

For now I probably just want about 40" of ebonite and half that for cumberland, so not a 'factory direct' size order.

Ah, PME might be your best bet. If they've got actual cumberland, I imagine their ebonite is going to be good stuff too.

PME has SEM black ebonite right now and the cumberland they have is from he hamburg plant.

Ryan

Sweet. Thanks, Ryan!

Thanks for the help everyone, exactly what I wanted to know, guess i'll order some then!