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phxrock

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Yesterday while roaming an Antique Store I found a couple straight Billard Meershaums. I was able o pick them up at a very reasonable price. Once home I cleaned them up a little they didn't new much cause they having been smoked in a while. Now when I pulled the stem off I found a metal tube glued into the shank and the stem slid onto it. Has anyone seen anything like this
 
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sablebrush52

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Sure, many times. One of my favorite carvers, Scottie Piersel, lines the shank with a steel tube that extends out to form a inverse tenon. The stem twists onto the tenon. Works great.
French carvers sometimes used a steel lining as an enforcement.
 
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mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast

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Kyriazanos uses this particular construction method quite well, as do other carvers. It's not uncommon.
 
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