A hookah tobacco pipe
Smoking tobacco from a pipe has been considered a calming experience by individuals throughout history. Even Albert Einstein once said, "I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgement in all human affairs." Although men such as Einstein have been seen and even photographed smoking their beloved traditional-style pipes, there are several other options available to the avid pipe-tobacco smoker.
Clay Pipes
Clay pipes give you the option to design and paint your own pipe. A clay pipe will have two open ends---one for holding the tobacco and one for a mouth piece, with a hollow tube connecting them for the smoke to travel through. Many people will add a mesh filter to keep the tobacco debris from traveling into the pipe and into the mouth. If you don't have a kiln available you might want to dry oven-fired craft clay to fashion your pipe. Check any glaze you're using to make sure it will be OK for your intended usage (i.e. non-combustible).
Hookah
Hookah pipes first found popularity in Indian and Middle Eastern cultures. This type of pipe is sometimes even used in films, most notably by the caterpillar in "Alice in Wonderland." The pipe looks like an octopus at first glance. It has a main area where the tobacco (usually a flavored tobacco) is fired, which produces a type of steam. It has a number of different hoses attached, each with a mouth piece on the end for smoking. Hookahs come in all sorts of styles, from single or double-hose varieties to up eight different hoses. The hookah is a great social pipe, and hookah bars exist where those who partake are able to enjoy the hookah in a social setting.
Water Bongs
While there are many different styles of water bongs, they all have the same basic function. The tobacco is placed in a slide and inserted into a glass tube, which travels directly into the glass, water-filled chamber of the bong. As the smoker lights the tobacco in the slide, he places his mouth around the top of the bong and draws in the air and smoke. The smoke travels through the glass tube, into the water chamber where the smoke is slightly cooled and then the smoke is inhaled through the mouth. Water bongs are usually made of pyrex, which is a type of glass that does not easily conduct heat (used in science lab equipment to prevent burns and breaks).
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