The Pipes Speak for Themselves

Secondly, if we can use the attestation of the professional community as backup, take a look at how many respectable and long-standing pipe makers have been using bowl coatings regularly. We’ll give you a hint; there are a lot of them. We know that these makers are using some of the best quality briar in the world, so what would they have to hide? Some offer both coated and non-coated bowls on their pipes to satisfy the entire crowd.

With all that being said, however, bowl coatings on a very cheap pipe, such as a basket pipe, may very well warrant the grumblings of the pipe community, as they may certainly mask some of the inferior briar’s exposed flaws. Then again, if you’re in the market for a basket pipe, you shouldn’t let your expectations run wild.

We feel that all this naysaying about “bowl coatings” is unwarranted when it comes to quality smoking pipes, but many people still remain on the other side of that fence.