i grew up on metal and will die on metal i used my dads metal pipe the first time i smoked(without his knowledge )and my brother bought a 25 dollar metal pipe with a gratefull dead danceing bear,we called him smokey the bear,and when really stoned he danced,but i also love glass infact i'm buying two hand pipes from bob the painter tomarrow(sending money anyway) they're both good and it's fun to switch up mid-session.have fun with your pipe i like it