Curated by the Angies Boutique buyers. Everyday spoons, sherlocks, steamrollers and one-hitters, plus sculpted pipes from Empire Glassworks and handmade heady glass.
Glass Pipes: Spoons, Sherlocks, Steamrollers, One-Hitters & Heady Pipes
A glass pipe, also called a hand pipe or spoon, is the simplest way to smoke flower: a borosilicate glass bowl connected to a mouthpiece, with a carb hole on the side to control airflow. There is no water, so a glass pipe is small, fast to use and easy to carry. Angies Boutique carries everyday pipes from GRAV, MJ Arsenal, Cookies, Illadelph and Human Grade, sculpted pipes from Empire Glassworks, novelty pipes from Hemper and BigFun!, and handmade pieces from artists like Liberty 503 and HOOBS. Looking for silicone, wood or metal? See all Hand Pipes.
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What it is: a dry hand pipe for flower, made from borosilicate glass
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Styles: spoon, sherlock, steamroller, chillum and one-hitter, glass blunt, sculpted and novelty, heady
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Everyday brands: GRAV, MJ Arsenal, Cookies, Illadelph, Human Grade, Softglass, AMG
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Sculpted and novelty: Empire Glassworks, Hemper, BigFun!, Jedi Glassworks, Chameleon Glass
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Handmade: Liberty 503, HOOBS and other glass artists
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Best for: quick sessions, travel, and anyone who wants the flavor of flower without a bong
How does a glass pipe work?
Pack ground flower into the bowl, cover the carb hole with a finger, light the bowl while you inhale, then uncover the carb to pull the remaining smoke out of the chamber. The carb hole is what makes a hand pipe work like a small bong: covering it builds the hit, and releasing it clears it. Pipes without a carb, like many sherlocks and one-hitters, are cleared by inhaling a little longer.
Glass pipes are made from borosilicate, the same heat-resistant glass used in labs. Thicker glass is heavier and more durable; thinner glass is lighter and cheaper. Because there is no water, the hit is warmer than a bubbler or bong, and the flavor of the flower comes through clearly.
What types of glass pipes are there?
Spoon pipes
The spoon is the classic glass pipe: a round bowl on one end, a straight mouthpiece on the other, and a carb on the side. The GRAV Classic Spoon and GRAV Mini Spoon are the everyday picks, the Illadelph Multi Hole Spoon and AMG 7mm Heavy Spoon use thick glass, and the Human Grade Corkscrew coils the smoke path for a cooler hit. See more Spoon Pipes.
Design-forward hand pipes
MJ Arsenal makes hand pipes that stand up on a shelf: the Deco, Grotto, Granby and the walnut-accented Creek. The Cookies Bite Hand Pipe, Softglass Core with its silicone grip, and the NWTN Highball round out the everyday shelf.
Sherlocks
A sherlock has a curved neck that hangs the bowl below the mouthpiece, like a Sherlock Holmes pipe, so it rests in the hand and hits gently. The GRAV Mini Classic Sherlock and GRAV Rocker Sherlock are in stock. See Sherlocks.
Steamrollers
A steamroller is a straight tube with the bowl near one end and an open carb at the far end, so it fills fast and hits hard. The GRAV Rocker Steamroller with Silicone Skin and Marley Natural Steamroller are in stock. See Steamrollers.
One-hitters, tasters and glass blunts
One-hitters hold a single small hit, which makes them discreet and easy on your supply. The GRAV Upline Taster, the GRAV Octo-Taster and the Cookies Pocket Hitter are the picks. A glass blunt, like the GRAV Glass Blunt, holds a full blunt's worth of flower and uses a plunger to push the ash forward as you smoke. See Chillums, Bats & Onies.
Empire Glassworks sculpted pipes
Empire Glassworks hand-sculpts working pipes into scenes and characters. The small spoon series includes the Icy Penguins and Sunshine Garden, the food series includes the Spam Musubi and Dragonfruit, and the Retro Highz Sneaker is a standout. Most Empire sculpted pipes are one or two deep. See all Empire Glassworks and Character-Inspired Pipes.
Novelty pipes
Hemper and BigFun! make glass pipes shaped like food and pop culture. Hemper's Ramen Bowl and UFO Vortex and BigFun!'s Ice Cream and Glizzy pipes are in stock, along with MJ Arsenal's glow-in-the-dark Bud-Sucker and the Tyson 2.0 Glove. Our novelty hand pipe guide ranks the Hemper lineup.
Heady and artist pipes
Heady pipes are handmade by working glassblowers, and each one is unique: Liberty 503's deep sandblasted pipes, the HOOBS Porsche 356 Speedster and character spoons from Jedi Glassworks and Chameleon Glass. When a heady pipe sells, that exact piece is gone. See Heady Glass.
Every pipe in stock is pictured in the grid below.
Which glass pipe should I buy?
How do I clean a glass pipe?
Drop the pipe in a zip bag or jar with 91% or higher isopropyl alcohol and a spoon of coarse salt, shake for a minute, let it soak if the resin is heavy, then rinse with warm water, never boiling. Cleaners like Formula 420 do the same job faster. Use a gentle cleaner on sculpted, fumed or color-changing glass, and clean often: a quick soak every few sessions is much easier than scraping old resin. Supplies are in Cleaning Supplies, and a good grinder keeps the bowl packing evenly.
What should I know before buying a glass pipe?
Glass pipes are for flower, not concentrates; for dabs, see Dab Pipes & Mini Rigs. Size changes the hit: small pipes are hotter and quicker, longer pipes cool the smoke more. Sculpted pipes are fragile in different places: raised details on Empire and novelty pipes can chip if dropped, so store them in a soft case. Heady pieces vary and the piece pictured is the piece you get. Sold to adults 21+.
Angies Boutique · 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 · (213) 680-0080 · Open daily 11am to 7pm PST · Established 1990 · Everyday, sculpted and heady glass pipes in stock · Same-day in-store pickup and same-day delivery in Los Angeles · Ships to all 50 states and worldwide · 21+ only.