Inexpensive clay pipe source?

[FrayAdjacent]

Reading around and being a new pipe smoker, I've decided that either a clay or meerschaum pipe might be better for me to use to sample different blends of tobacco.

I've already found a couple places to find meerschaum pipes. Where can I find simple and inexpensive clay pipes?


If one must know, I love the bent and full bent styles of pipe. I currently have a couple briar pipes, but want to set those aside until I know what baccy I like.

[drastic_quench]

Lepeltier pipes - The World's finest clay pipes.

is widely regarded as the best, yet affordable, clay pipe owing to their double wall construction.

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by drastic_quench

Lepeltier pipes - The World's finest clay pipes.

is widely regarded as the best, yet affordable, clay pipe owing to their double wall construction.

Yep, and the bit is vulcanite rather than clay, so it can be clenched in the teeth. They smoke very nicely.

[Joshcertain]

Wow those are cool pipes. I'd always thought of clay pipes as those crappy thin things....

I've got to take a ceramics course for my art degree and I was hoping to try and make a clay pipe while in there...

[MarkC]

Originally Posted by drastic_quench

Lepeltier pipes - The World's finest clay pipes.

is widely regarded as the best, yet affordable, clay pipe owing to their double wall construction.

Wow. When I hear "clay pipe", I think of the super cheap clay churchwarden I had way back when. These are pretty spiffy!

[FrayAdjacent]

Originally Posted by drastic_quench

link removed due to noobie status

is widely regarded as the best, yet affordable, clay pipe owing to their double wall construction.

I had seen those. They look pretty nice. I bet the double-wall design helps with hot burning tobaccos... I kinda like some of the aromatics I've tried recently, so maybe a LePeltier will be a good choice.

My original intention is to use a clay for sampling different baccys, since they are reputed not to ghost much if at all.

[pipemike]

Anyone know how those English Style Clays smoke. I found some at a good price at pipeshoppe.com .

Sorry can't post link ,not enough post yet

[FrayAdjacent]

I think I'm going to call LePeltier tomorrow and order one! Probably a great investment given I'm very early in my pipe smoking journey, and have tons of blends to taste!

[thewileyman]

Originally Posted by drastic_quench

Lepeltier pipes - The World's finest clay pipes.

is widely regarded as the best, yet affordable, clay pipe owing to their double wall construction.

Regarding the above... I noticed on their web site that you can buy replacement cork joints. Any idea how often these have to be replaced?

[drastic_quench]

Sorry, no. I bet someone else here does.

[FrayAdjacent]

Wileyman, I read around about LePeltier pipes, and found at least one mention from an owner that has had one with the original cork for years. They seem cheap enough that it wouldn't be a problem to get a replacement if your cork actually failed.

[FrayAdjacent]

I just got off the phone with them. I wish they had an online ordering mechanism... Ended up ordering a Classic in black. Wanted a grey one, but they were out of stock. I'll let y'all know when it gets here, and give it a review. I'll post some pictures too.

[indigosmoke]

Here's a Lepeltier that was custom made for the Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston:





Maybe someday we could get together and have a Puffs BOTL pipe made.

[Crazycoonass]

Wow those are nice, I was thinking of getting one of those big Gandalf looking pipes from the LOTR though.

[indigosmoke]

I here ya Penn. Now if only I could learn to blow colored smoke rings shaped liked ships, I'd be in business.