Peterson vs. Boswell

[Quick_nick]

If you decide to buy a Pete or any other machine made pipe, rather than a hand made one. I would recomend not buying it online especially for your first pipe. Find a local pipe shop and head in, generally they are very helpfull and it helps to hold and feel several pipes to help you choose. When you get comfortable enough in what you want and what you're looking at online then it may be suitable to do so. Also when you are looking at a pipe in the store make sure you can run a cleaner through it with the stem on and make sure the air hole is of good size and drilled dead center at the very bottom of the bowl. When you get comfortable working on pipes and fixing draw holes then it may also be more suitable to buy online.

So the rule of thumb is to buy your first few pipes in a store if the are machine/mass produced. If you decide on a Boswell you won't have a problem with shotty construction. It would still be a benefit to head in a store and decide exactly what you like then search the Boswell site to find something similar. HAPPY HUNTING!!!!!!!!

[Mad Hatter]

I have about 7 Petes, three of those under $75. All smoke just fine but I did tweek the airways a little but that has been the case with the majority of my pipes, Stanwells included. I can't comment on a Boswell but I agree with what Pirate said above.

[Catholicsmoker]

I would like to say thank you to everyone who posted with advice. Your advice has led me to attempt to find a good Boswell first. I will eventually get around to a Pete, but it seems as though a Boswell will be better for a noob like me. I'll let you know how I like it when I get one, if possible. Thanks!

-CS