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A hand pipe is a small dry pipe for smoking flower: a bowl, a mouthpiece and usually a carb hole, with no water. It is the simplest and most portable way to smoke. Hand pipes come in glass, silicone, wood and metal.

Glass gives the cleanest flavor and the most styles, but can break. Silicone is nearly unbreakable and good for travel. Wood stays cool and has a classic look. Metal is durable and often comes apart for cleaning. Most people start with glass.

The main styles are the spoon, the sherlock with its curved neck, the steamroller with an open carb at the end, the chillum or one-hitter, the glass blunt, dugout kits that store flower with a one-hitter, and sculpted or novelty art pipes.

The carb is a small hole on the side of the bowl. Cover it while you light and inhale to build the hit, then uncover it to clear the smoke out of the pipe. Pipes without a carb are cleared by inhaling a little longer.

Silicone pipes are made with heat-resistant silicone and usually have a glass or metal bowl insert where the flower burns. Brands like Eyce design them for smoking. Keep the flame on the bowl, not the silicone body.

A one-hitter is a small straight pipe that holds a single hit. They come in glass, wood, acrylic and aluminum, and many fit inside a dugout, a small box that also stores flower.

Soak glass pipes in 91 percent or higher isopropyl alcohol with coarse salt, shake, then rinse with warm water. Wash silicone pipes with warm soapy water. Wipe wood and metal pipes with a pipe cleaner and avoid soaking wood.

Yes. Angies Boutique carries sculpted pipes from Empire Glassworks, novelty pipes from Hemper and BigFun!, and handmade pipes from artists like HOOBS, Liberty 503 and Jedi Glassworks.

Angies Boutique at 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 carries glass, silicone, wood and metal hand pipes. Open daily 11am to 7pm, call (213) 680-0080. Same-day in-store pickup and same-day delivery in Los Angeles, plus paid shipping to all 50 states and worldwide. 21+ only.