Newer guy going to buy a BIG Ben Wade Freehand
Hello All,
Newer pipe smoker, almost one year. Enjoying the hobby. Considering buying this nice estate Ben Wade freehand. However, it has a HUGE BOWL!! 1x2 inches!! I love the free hand shape and the idea of smoking out of a larger chunk of wood. It appeals to my creative contemplative time when I smoke my pipes. My biggest pipe bowl I have now is 8/10" wide x 1 1/2" deep. Can I smoke that much tobacco? I'm not sure. Advice on packing? How do these big bowls smoke? Please advise. Thank you in advance for your expertise.
Kindly, ChrisK
Newer pipe smoker, almost one year. Enjoying the hobby. Considering buying this nice estate Ben Wade freehand. However, it has a HUGE BOWL!! 1x2 inches!! I love the free hand shape and the idea of smoking out of a larger chunk of wood. It appeals to my creative contemplative time when I smoke my pipes. My biggest pipe bowl I have now is 8/10" wide x 1 1/2" deep. Can I smoke that much tobacco? I'm not sure. Advice on packing? How do these big bowls smoke? Please advise. Thank you in advance for your expertise.
Kindly, ChrisK
Comments
Seriously, there is no rule that says you have to fill the bowl to the rim. When I know I'm not going to have an hour or more and I decide to smoke one of my larger size pipes, I just fill it half or 3/4 of the way.
Not filling the pipe to the top is also a good way to prevent burning the rim of your pipes with the match or lighter.
Just running the $150 through the US inflation calculator, that Ben Wade is close to $500 in today’s money, around $483.