Out of the rains

Considering it was no longer a hurricane the let herself be known by a little over 3” of rain, nothing near what our folks down south experienced but then again Maine waters generally don’t allow hurricanes free passage as the Gulf of Maine water temperature gave it the nickname Hurricane Killer Territory as the cold water sucks the energy out of the storm.
Even with my best British Oilskin Jacket and cap I only snuck out for a few puffs with my MM Twain and rushed back inside since I’d like to keep my hearing aids in working order. Later with the rains still coming down I went to my acupuncture session and when it was over the rain appeared to have abated so I walked home.
Once home I got the Keurig heating up so I could have a good cup of strong black coffee and while that was brewing I loaded up the 4 knuckle bamboo shank Danish style flame grained bowl with plateau on the top and an ebonite stem with a tapered brass tenon. I’ve seen many materials used as tenons with bamboo shank pipes but this tapered one was new to me.
I own 2 bamboo shank pipes by this Pipemaker the other is a Pickaxe and will be shown at a later time. I wasted no time loading the Todd M. Johnson pipe with Virginia no. 1 by Mac Baren and kept it smokey.

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Yes, I will take a photo tomorrow and post it mothernature.

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Cheers to you as well as tight lines, bamboo if you have them.

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Well tomorrow I finish going through the racks, then I open the bamboo pipe cabinet.

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Here is a photo of the brass tenon, the taper is not steep, probably not as easy to see in the photo as it is when you are physically looking at it but it’s definitely tapered.

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If you buy the pipe new,be of the shank the mother wood of the bowl or bamboo, it takes a few smokes to get the woody flavor to settle down, by that time any metal as picked up enough residual tobacco flavoring it may absorb to make it moot. Same can be said for an estate. I’ve owned both types and have a very good palate since most folk rave over my cooking skills and I can make a meal taste the same even if I don’t have one of the original key ingredients I’ve used in the past. I would not let a metal tenon or insert prevent me from purchasing a pipe that strikes my fancy, there are Pipemakers using Dekrin instead of metal, both have the positive side of being able to remove the stem while the pipe is still warm since they don’t expand like the other tenon materials that the mother stem material has. Regards.

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