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The true origins of the bong, or water pipe, are ancient, and over time, this essential tool has been used by a variety of different cultures. Around A.D. 1100-1400, water pipes and hookahs , early precursors to the bong, were used in various parts of Africa, Central Asia, and Iran. African water pipes, resembling those we have today, were used as far back as the fourteenth century.  The earliest recorded instance of a bong or water pipe being used in history for smoking cannabis was during the Qing dynasty, with the Dowager Empress Cixi (c.1861 AD) being buried with her three water pipes. The Ming Chinese Dynasty used water pipes in the 16th century, notably to smoke tobacco, and they were discovered at about the same time; the story goes that Empress Dowager Cixi loved bongs so much, that she was buried with at least three of her collection. Hundreds of old bongs made from gold were used for smoking cannabis and opium, most probably introduced in tribal ceremonies of one sort or ano

 Also known as a water pipe, the bong is made up of a bowl attached to a stem, which is then dropped down in a bowl of water. A bong (also known as a water pipe) is a filtering device typically used to smoke cannabis, tobacco, or other botanical substances. Most accessories to water bongs are advanced filtration designs which may improve the persons smoking experience, as well as the overall functionality of a water pipe. People use mostly water bongs to filter or to chill their smoking, going so far as adding ice cubes or special features such as ice-cold glycerine coils.  Bongs distinguish themselves as a marijuana smoking device by having one or more water-filled chambers for filtration and cooling of smoke. Straight pipe bongs are simple pipe designs that only have one water chamber in the bottom part of the bong that filters smoke minimally. While these style bongs are not recommended for prolonged use by professionals or everyday usage because of their lower vapor count and wat

 Now that all of the jargon is out of the way, you are free to enjoy smoking your tobacco pipe over and over. We have got it down to the point that you can sit down, relax, and smoke some decadent tobacco left over from your new pipe.  Packing and lighting your pipe, just like smoking your pipe, is an art form, and the technique may take a while to learn, but once you get it, one of the main obstacles standing in your way to the pipe-smoking bliss is gone. Practice and general methods that are ideal to keeping your bowl lit in your pipe take some time to perfect. It may take hours of concentrated effort to master form and produce the perfect smoking rings, even when you have perfect tobacco and an assortment of Meerschaum pipes to choose from.  You can still successfully blow smoke rings using any type of tobacco pipe , if you are patient enough. Blowing a smoke ring using tobacco pipes of any kind really comes with a bit more challenge than trying to blow a smoke ring using a water pi

  Like the Bent Billiard above, most of the shapes of pipes may either have a curved mouthpiece, or have both the stem and the mouthpiece bent. Bulldog pipes come in both curved and bent varieties as well (not to be confused with Rhodesian shapes). Many builders & smokers are divided in their opinion of some pipes names, usually concerning Bulldog and Rhodesian shapes. This bent pipe, which is either a half to a full length, is usually fitted with a precious horn or metal insert, as well as an overhanging lip at the rim of the bowl.  Its especially long stem is removable to make it easier to clean, and the inside of the bowl is pre-carbonized to protect the wood. The smaller bowl makes it quick to smoke, and the compact design gives this smart little pipe some pocket-friendly protection when you are working. Cherrywood is another pipe with thick walls, which is often more the case, and this, combined with the comfort of sitting it alone in your back, makes this an excellent pipe f

 Let us discuss the Churchwarden Pipe a little bit more, its origins, and the different ways you can smoke herbs in it. The Churchwarden Pipe is a long, wooden pipe that has a history dating from sometime in the late 18th to 19th centuries. Churchwarden pipes, while not quite as handy as the average pipe stem, because of their length, really do smoke quite cold -- tobacco takes another route before reaching your mouth. Technically, the pipes are not within consecrated grounds, and Churchwardens are free to smoke however they wish. Its long stem is the primary appeal of a Churchwardens pipe. It is said that one reason for the long stems is because it allows churchwardens to have clearer views, since the smoke from the pipe is farther away and does not interfere with their vision.  Others claim the added length of the stems allowed church watchmen at night to smoke with the pipe outside of church windows, and a few claim that the name was taken from the opportunity to lay the pipe down o