Olive wood vs briar

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Author Message   Adam Trumpey Member Username: Trumpster7 Post Number: 9 Registered: 08-2009 Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 07:41 am:    Does olive wood smoke hotter than briar (and therefore not quite as good a smoke)? I was looking at paronelli pipes who supposedly have a lot of olive wood offerings but I can't differentiate between the olive wood and the briar. Thanks for all your help.   Todd Bannard Member Username: Sasquatch Post Number: 689 Registered: 05-2006 Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 10:49 pm:    Olive comes in many varieties. My experience with the common European Olive is that it offers an exceptionally dry smoke, and makes a very good pipe. It is softer than briar, and more easily damaged both by physical abuse and by heat. How "hot" a pipe smokes is usually more to do with how hard it is being sucked on. Olive burns at a lower temperature than briar, so you have to be a bit careful until you have a good cake. But if you see an olive pipe you like, don't hesitate - they are good smokers.