| Hand-blown glass pipes are one of the | | | | irreparable damage. There is also a |
| most common kind of hand pipes today. | | | | chance of the pipe cracking as it gets |
| They can be quite elaborate. Many | | | | too hot, although this is very rare. |
| designs exist, and often times these | | | | Natural |
| pipes are sold in tobacco shops. Glass | | | | One of the less popular varieties of |
| pipes range in size, from small handheld | | | | pipes are those made from natural |
| pipes, to very large and elaborate bongs | | | | materials, such as wood, meerschaum, |
| or hookahs. One reason for their appeal | | | | stone, jade, and even various fruits. |
| is that since the glass is completely | | | | The benefits and drawbacks of using |
| inert, it does not affect the flavor of | | | | various materials compared to more |
| the smoke. As the pipe is used, resin | | | | conventional non-tobacco pipes are not |
| build-up provides for a more contrasted | | | | well documented as glass pipes are the |
| background. Users will sometimes scrape | | | | current norm. |
| the resin and smoke it, as it retains | | | | Pipes made from woods, some minerals, |
| whatever has previously been smoked in | | | | and even antlers are very porous, which |
| the pipe. Glass pipes sometimes have a | | | | makes for a smoother, dryer smoke. These |
| small hole on the side that, when | | | | pipes tend not to have the |
| covered, enables continuous inhalation. | | | | characteristic "carb" found on glass |
| When inhalation is completed, the hole | | | | pipes, perhaps due to the fact a smooth |
| may be uncovered to flood the smoke with | | | | hit can be accomplished without any |
| air thus lending it the name carburetor | | | | additional ventilation.Pipes made from |
| or "carb" (also 'choke', 'rush', | | | | stone, onyx, jade and other stones are |
| 'trigger', or 'shotgun'). Due to their | | | | non-reactive and allow more of the |
| lack of porosity and tendency to retain | | | | flavor of the smoke to come through. |
| heat, glass pipes are usually used to | | | | When an actual pipe is not present for |
| smoke cannabis and other substances | | | | smoking, it is sometimes necessary to |
| besides tobacco. The added space inside | | | | fashion a pipe out of available fruits, |
| a glass pipe as compared to a metal one, | | | | the most popular, arguably, being the |
| combined with proper use of the carb, | | | | apple. Fruit pipes are unique in that |
| result in the potential to take a much | | | | the smoke chambers are naturally wet, |
| larger and smoother-feeling inhalation | | | | thus moistening and cooling to smoke in |
| of smoke, which also appeals to cannabis | | | | addition to contributing the apparatus's |
| users. Glass pipes are usually more | | | | own characteristic flavor. Also, this |
| expensive than ones made from plastic or | | | | particular kind of pipe is disposable, |
| metal. They are also highly prone to | | | | whether eaten or simply thrown out. |