Author: Steve K

What is the most common paper used to make rolling papers?

Wood pulp rolling papers are the most popular papers, and this has been true for more than a century. They can even be blended with other fibres, and their texture makes them easy to handle.

Learn more about papers on our blog

Brand Origin Fiber Size (mm) Weight Burn
Abadie France Rice 70×38 Medium Normal
American Spirit Belgium Flax 77×44 Med-Fine Normal
Athey (Tube) Philippines – 76×28 Standard Free
Bambu Spain Rice 78×45 Fine Normal
Black Death EU Rice 68×37 Med-Fine Normal
Club Carre (Modiano) Italy Rice 70×44 Very Fine Normal
DLX Spain Rice/Hemp/Flax 84×45 Ultra-Fine Med-Slow
Gizeh Green Austria Rice/Wood 68×35 Medium Normal
Gizeh Green Extra Slim Austria Wood 70×28 Medium Normal
Gizeh Hanf Austria Hemp 68×35 Standard Normal
Gizeh Silver Tip Austria Rice 68×35 Ultra-Fine Med-Slow
Gizeh Silver Extra Slim Austria Rice 70×28 Ultra-Fine Normal
Gizeh Sphinx Austria Rice/Hemp 68×35 Fine Med-Slow
JOB France Rice/Wood 68×36 Med-Standard Normal
Joker 1¼ Belgium Wood 78×45 Fine Med-Slow
Laramie Blue EU Rice/Wood 69×37 Medium Free
OCB France Flax 68×35 Medium Med-Slow
Peter Stokkebye EU Rice/Wood 70×36 Med-Standard Normal
RAW Natural Spain Rice 70×37 Ultra-Fine Normal
RIZLA+ Blue France Rice 70×36 Fine Slow
RIZLA+ LLF USA Rice 72×40 Fine Normal
Samson EU – 68×35 Medium Normal
Smoking Corn Spain Corn 78×45 Med-Fine Normal
Smoking Green Spain Hemp 78×45 Med-Fine Normal
Smoking Orange Spain Rice/Wood 70×37 Med-Fine Free
Swan 1¼ South China Flax 79×43 Fine Normal
Top France Flax 70×40 Standard Normal
Twister Austria Rice/Wood 68×35 Standard Normal
Urban Wraps Spain Hemp 79×45 Ultra Fine Slow
Wheat Straw LA+ USA Wheat 72×39 Fine Free
Zig-Zag Kutkorners France Wood/Flax 68×37 Fine Normal
Zig-Zag Orange France Wood/Flax 78×45 Med-Fine Normal
Zig-Zag Unfolded France Wood/Flax 68×36 Medium Normal

Is a broken downstem in a bubbler pipe (hammer or saxophone style) repairable?

Yes and no.

It all depends on how it breaks.  If there are cracks spreading out, more than likely it will end up cracking apart.

Yes if it is a clean break.  These do take longer as the bowl has to be reworked and re blown and re pushed.   It can be a long process, but it can be done without talented blowers.

Repairs cost $100 an hour with a $60 minimum charge

How do you smoke a chillum “sadhu style?”

This is neat.  A chillum is not a bat but is always called a bat and we feel this is not proper.  A true chillum to us is one that has the mouthpiece hole on the side.  You then hold it in your hand and inhale through your hand without putting your lips on the pipe.

WHAT IS A CHILLUM: A LITTLE HISTORY

The chillum is a straight conical smoking pipe of unknown origin, traditionally used for smoking cannabis and opium. Although no one is completely certain who used them first, their earliest use dates back to the 18th century, where they were used by the holy men of India (Sadhus) and Hindu Monks from the Himalayan region. In fact, the loved phrase “boom Shankar” comes from the use of a chillum, where holy men would raise the pipe to their forehead upon lighting it, to invite Shiva and the other Gods to come and enjoy the pleasure of their bountiful hash with them.

Is all wig wag made from vac stack tubing? Are there other ways to prep for wig wag?

Yes.  Wig wags are made from line tubing which can be made a few ways.

Vac Stack

When the crew pulls big glass at the studio they use this method.  When they pull it this way they use an 80mm x 9mm outer tubing with 26 lines of color around a 45mm x 5mm tubing.  This allows the glass to be pulled thinner making the colored tube more stable.  You must know how to do a good termination in order for this method to make a dope wig wag.

Stick Stack

This is when rods of color are usually wrapped around a graphite rod and then inserted into a tube of clear.  This will allow the color to be a bit more dense, as well as it makes it easier for a blower to do a termination.

Linework

This technique gets the same result as the Stick Stack but can be done on a smaller scale.  Many lines can be done inside the tube-like this as it is drawn in like inside out glass.

What’s the difference between cheap and expensive butane?

Any butane from Europe will cost more than butane from Korea or China.

How much something is filtered is usually what says how much it will cost.  But we have talked with butane manufacturers overseas and they will put whatever filtration the buyer wants. So we do not believe that there is much of a difference in butane quality.

The smell in butane is NOT butane, but rather an additive called Ethanethiol

We do feel however that European and American butane is cleaner than any other.