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Starting a new thread because using the search to come up with previous ones is futile. Interesting enough to pass along, IMO :
PS : The Italians do. But they seem to stay in Italy WHY ?
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http://www.neatpipes.com/blog/the-quest-for-the-ultimate-flake-pipe-myths-mysteries-and-metrics/&id=26Charles Mundungus":dfoy6coi said:Before moving into a discussion of the final criterion of the “Flake Pipe Metric,” I’d like to put forth a hypothesis : have you ever noticed that most factory pipes of today and yesterday can be divided into two broad chamber categories? There’s one that I would call the “Standard Virginia Bowl” (SVB) with a 1 : 2 ratio, usually around 18.5mm to 20.5mm wide by 37 to 41mm deep. It’s not that this size of bowl can’t be used for English/Balkans, just that this 1 : 2.3 ratio seems ideal in keeping the Virginia sweet, cool, and flavorful. The other chamber category I call the “Standard English Bowl” (SEB) and it’s shorter and wider, more of a pot shape. The classic ratio seems to be about 1 : 1.6, typically 21mm to 22.5mm wide by 35.5 to 38mm deep.
(And this brings up another subject that’s sure to raise the ire of many a pipeman: why are most of the artisan pipes being made with such monster-sized bowls? I’m sure just the accusation will raise a few smoker’s hackles, but I really am curious, because Virginias and VaPers just don’t seem to behave very well in such cavernous spaces for many pipemen. Why don’t they make more traditional-sized bowls?)
PS : The Italians do. But they seem to stay in Italy WHY ?
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