Natural Bone Stem? Many Questions
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Have you got photos? It may be horn. If it is bone, it shouldn't be receiving much heat from the ember unless the pipe is smoked extremely hot.
that bird bone should be fine. We don't know but that says it doesn't do anything unusual to the smoker. Oh and it's a bone extension not stem technically.
That’s a bone from the wing of an albatross.
Should not present any problem as you are not burning tobacco in it
If you’re that worried, there are more issues smoking tobacco per se
Should not present any problem as you are not burning tobacco in it
If you’re that worried, there are more issues smoking tobacco per se
I have a bone stemmed 1900 Salmon and Gluckstein bulldog. Smokes like all my other briars. No particular smell or taste imparted by the stem.
I made a bone stem once, but bone is very porous and makes a lousy stem. I do not recommend.
@irishearl @jpmcwjr is asking you a question? I guess he is just relying on luck that you'll return to the thread.
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I'd like to see a photo of your Salmon & Gluckstein bulldog.
This is my S&G that I found sitting on a desk at a "real" antique shop in Beaumont, TX. (I say real because it wasn't one of those shops filled with different vendors selling junk.)
The store manager said it was found inside an antique writing desk from the 1920s. I paid $30 for it. The hallmarks are barely visible.
Ummm, I was just helping @jpmcwjr summons you. I don't care for a picture.
However, I am thinking about offering my forum 101 class on how to use these functions. For a mere $86, I'll show folks how to use @'s, replies, PM's and how to post pictures. The more advance class involves, how not to tell a joke in text format, imbedded videos, and discussion on using the ignore feature.
Bone has been used for stems extensions, tenons, and tenon extensions for years. It's handles the heat just fine. It does color over time though.
Albatross wing bone extensions were quite common during the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, pretty much essential for "library" pipes. I doubt that the Butz Choquin in the video is sporting an actual albatross bone extension but more likely acrylic colored to mimic an albatross bone extension.
10 years ago, when I made an inquiry with the idea of replacing the albatross bone extension on one of my pipes because it had splits in it, I found the cost pretty damned expensive. The quote was $500 an inch for the real deal.
10 years ago, when I made an inquiry with the idea of replacing the albatross bone extension on one of my pipes because it had splits in it, I found the cost pretty damned expensive. The quote was $500 an inch for the real deal.
