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That's pretty neat that he carved his own pipes. Pipes are most commonly carved from briar wood (root wood from the heath tree). This wood works particularly well because it does a good job of insulating and absorbing moisture which helps keep a dry smoke. There are a few other materials that are used for pipes (clay, corn cobs, meerschaum), but, to be honest, I don't know a great deal about them, and I don't really know which woods are suitable to carve a pipe out of. Anyway, to answer your question: yes, the material does make a difference in the quality of the smoke. Also, I wouldn't recommend smoking out of a plastic pipe; that could end badly.