What are the different materials used for making tobacco pipes?
Churchwardens' pipes are said to be named after churchwardens who used to hang their long-stemmed pipes outside church windows to smoke in church. Archaeologists have found many clay pieces of earthenware church pipes, giving rise to the myth that the long stems of the terracotta pipes were broken for sanitation purposes by a nearby tavern or saloon patron who wished to smoke. Churchwarden's pipes essentially have a long stem that produces very cold smoke, producing cooler smoke due to the distance the smoke has to travel from the bowl to the mouthpiece. They have the added benefit of keeping users looking further away from the heat and smoke generated by burning in the bowl. Churchwarden pipes are also more prone to breakage, as more pressure is placed on the spike when the pipe is supported around the mouthpiece. Another type of pipe, the hookah, consists of a body filled with water, a bowl into which tobacco is placed, an attached pipe, and a mouthpiece through which th...

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