Churchwardens? Pros? Cons? Preferences?

[KevinP]

If someone was annoying me, I wouldn't poke them with a ten-foot churchwarden....

 

[Cody V]

I've been thinking of drilling a small hole in a stem to see/taste if it will make the smoke cooler.

Any of the brothers tried it yet?

You'd be mixing regular air into the smoke track. I'd expect it to have a diluting effect, making the taste weaker.

Kaywoodie made one called the carburetor

 

[Frost]

Nice price on an estate Stannie HCA on today's SP update:

http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/denmark/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=75263

 

[thefoolish]

Nice price on an estate Stannie HCA on today's SP update:

http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/denmark/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=75263

Not anymore!

 

[the madadh]

Great thread!

I really want a churchwarded (the stanwells look GREAT). Any other suggestions on where to find some good, affordable started wardens?

Tim

 

[Rob_In_MO]

I really want a churchwarden (the stanwells look GREAT). Any other suggestions on where to find some good, affordable started wardens?

Tim

Savinelli has a couple that are in the $80-$100 range. Straight or bent stem, with different colors as well.

 

[SpeedyPete]

Great thread!

I really want a churchwarded (the stanwells look GREAT). Any other suggestions on where to find some good, affordable started wardens?

Tim

I ordered a Wizard from www.macqueenpipes.com yesterday. Problem with them every pipe is handmade on order, might take up to 2 months to complete. But I received very good reports from guys who own this pipes and that's why I'm prepared to wait. And, of cousre, shipping is FREE!!

:bounce:

 

[nosenhoj]

"There's a Story in every Bowl"

 

[nosenhoj]

I own one churchwarden. A savinelli 313 Prince.I am currently shopping for a few
more.I prefer the bents over the straight. Smooth rather than rusticated.
valcanite stems are for me.


"There's a Story in every Bowl"

 

[ModemMisuser]

I too am a fan of the Churchwarden look, and will be seeking one out for my second pipe. (Or third, fourth, depending, you know...)

 

[wallbright]

Would you guys suggest buying a whole new pipe or having a churchwarden stem made for one of my preexisting pipes? I have a few smaller lighter ones that I believe would be perfect, such as my Savinelli Bent Bob which is the same as their churchwarden pipes (the black and white ones) but with a smaller stem. It would be a perfect churchwarden and I am pretty sure a churwarden stem would only set me back $25 at the most.

 

[CyrilLucar]

I love my Nording churchwarden - you can see it in my avatar. I got it for under 80 bucks at Milan Tobacconists (www.milantobacco.com). I don't know if it's cooler, but it does have a smaller bowl than my Savinelli and that seems to make the bowl get hotter. I agree with Craig that it isn't an out in public pipe. But amongst friends, it's great.

 

[KevinP]

you can see it in my avatar.

Sorry, but the most I can do is take your word for it that that tiny picture includes the pipe in question...

 

[ruraldean]

It's a +1 for the HCA here.

My daughter bought me the calbash style a few years ago and I smoke it frequently, especially when working at the 'puter. I have to be honest and declare my love for Stanwells anyway, and Stanwell and Peterson make by far the best pipes in their price range. The HCA smokes cool and as I flag over the computer and my head goes down as the day progresses I find that when the bowl rests on my desk it's time to stop work.

 

[riff raff]

I have the HCA #6 on my wish list. The dual stems seems to convenient to pass up.

 

[SingleMalt]

I bought the Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen Pipe II (smooth) from Cup o' Joe's last week, based on recommendations in this thread.

I've only smoked it twice so far, but I can tell it's very high quality. It does tend to burn cooler than my Savinelli, but I can't tell if that's because of the churchwarden stem or because the sidewalls are significantly thicker on the HCA and I don't feel the heat transfer as much.

The smoke itself doesn't feel any more or less cool than that from any other pipe in my limited experience. And you can definitely still get tongue/lip burn from a churchwarden if you don't smoke it right. I think my problem is (A) I'm smoking outside in constant light wind, and (B) as a result I have a hard time keeping the tobacco lit, so I have to do too many strong re-lighting puffs which stokes the embers too much and makes the tobacco give me an alkaline burn.

I'm going to try to start smoking in my shed when it's windy to see if that helps. It's just so damn hot out here in Texas right now, inside a shed with no wind moving is probably 110+ degrees.

But anyway, I love the Stanwell HCA pipe with its two stems. Haven't smoked it with the short stem yet. I'll take some pics when I can!

 

[Harlock999]

I have to do too many strong re-lighting puffs which stokes the embers too much and makes the tobacco give me an alkaline burn.
I'm going to try to start smoking in my shed when it's windy to see if that helps. It's just so damn hot out here in Texas right now, inside a shed with no wind moving is probably 110+ degrees.

I'm not a church warden guy, but summer time gives me the same dilemma. Last year I just stopped smoking for a while, until the weather became more favorable. It just wasn't fun in the heat.

 

[AlanJohn]

I love the look of church wardens, but how the hell do you clean the stems? Can you get pipe cleaners that long?

 

[KevinP]

Yep. Any dedicated tobacco shops should sell them.

Mind you: if you separate the stem and the bowl, any normal length pipe cleaner will do it. You just have to go both ways. I've never seen a stem longer than twice the length of a standard cleaner (though I'm sure there are some).

You really only *need* churchwarden cleaners if it gurgles during a smoke.

 

[SingleMalt]

I'll take some pics when I can!

I took some pictures of me smoking my HCA.

https://www.brothersofbriar.com/t13522-stanwell-hans-christian-anderson-churchwarden#161386

Great pipe, loving it!