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     Louis Cipro Member Username: Gillie Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2009 |
While trolling Ebay, I've noticed a significant number of "Dulable" (name brand?) and bakelite pipes for sale. Has anyone had any experience with them? I can't imagine burning tobacco in bakelite as I remember the smell when a pot handle got burnt on the stove. Also, what about those pipes made from yak and other animal horns? Some pipes have metal bowls. What are the advantages/disadvantages? Thanks! | ||
| W. A. Lanman Member Username: Blenheimbard Post Number: 122 Registered: 01-2009 |
Bakelite is generally an older material, replaced with vulcanite (hard rubber), which is less brittle and more resilient than the bakelite. Dulable??? haven't run across this and I "troll" EBay daily. Just searched it, yeah cheap is the operative word. For smoking I would rather reach for a cob if I needed a "cheap" pipe. Generally horn is looked upon as being a "cheaper" mouthpiece material as opposed to amber or vulcanite. Metal pipe bowls are noted to colour the taste of the tobacco and are again a cheap method of production, eliminating the problems of carving the bowl, and generally occur on pipes made of manmade materials or cheap woods, which are really not suitable for pipes. | ||
| DAVID IRVING Member Username: Dmi Post Number: 10 Registered: 08-2008 |
Bakelite is also a brand of WDC, I have just finished cleaning one up, its a great little smoker.  |