Pipe hanging ?

[bogie]

It seems that i have heard its bad to hang your pipes stem down. I have found a way to make me a nice pipe rack but it would involve hanging the pipe stem down.
Any knowledge of this being bad for a pipe?
Thanks
scott

 

[macnutz]

I was told that many European racks are designed to hang them stem down and that the bowl down approach is largely a North American thing. I'm not sure it makes a real difference, assuming you are taking care of them properly.
Mine are hidden in a drawer because my youngest mutt is rather interested in my pipes. She's rough on the stems.

 

[bigvan]

I've heard "stems down" racks as being "English Style".
But I think Mac is right; as long as you take care of your pipes it shouldn't matter.

 

[uberam3rica]

I don't think it would matter. I mean why would it? Does it really make a difference?

 

[olderthandirt]

Agreed, I see no reason that stem up or down would have any detrimental effect.

My personal preference is stem up. The racks I've made all hold the pipes in profile, stem up adds to the display value for me.

 

[tslex]

A rack I made:

Especially as I only rack pipes once they have cooled, I cannot see an issue.

 

[withnail]

Interesting to read that the stem down designs are thought to be English. As an Englishman born and bred, I can't say I have ever seen a pipe rack like that!
@telex - that looks an elegant yet simple design for a pipe rack. If my eBay bids for a cheap rack come to nothing I think even I could produce something along those lines. Thank you for posting the picture. :clap:

 

[jchaplick]

I have seen racks that do both, personally i dont use a rack at all, which probably does make a difference haha. oh well, go for it i say

 

[modernchicago]

I have contemplated this myself, and will offer an unsolicited (albeit friendly) critique of your design.....

The current design has two sharp edges (points, really) where the corners of the hole grab the pipe.

This will surely introduce tiny crescent dings all along the shank of all of your pipes. Either ease the edge or introduce a 1/8" chamfer? I personally think the best way to store a pipe is down, and upside down, so the draft hole drains (away from your bite) and the dottle coats the bowl.

 

[chero]

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[olderthandirt]

Hey chero, I'd love to take a gander at the pipe rack but your link keeps taking me to a Yahoo login page and wanting me to set up a flikr account and.... phhhht!

 

[chero]

sorry OTD i will work on that

 

[chero]

here u go HTD see if this works

 

[olderthandirt]

Makes for a nice display chero!

 

[igloo]

Chero did yo make that ? I like it .

 

[chero]

years ago igloo way back when. i made it to sit on top of a desk. moved into a small man room that i share with the wife that she uses some of the space for storage. didn't have room for desk so i hung it on the wall.

 

[sincityjeff]

I bought this thing that I think is for the kitchen or bathroom or something for 5 bucks. I forget where I bought it.
Works good enough for me.

 

[pstlpkr]

One should be very careful when considering hanging one's pipe up-side-down.

It can trigger massive attacks of Pipe Acquisition Disorder, and compel one to star in Western movies.

Like this poor devil... Glenn Ford. Truly an extreme case.

:D
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[bigvan]

Withnail, the "English Style" stem down hangings I've seen have been on ebay, often in Edwardian-era cabinets.

 

[chero]

sincityjeff, heres one i have made like that hangs on the wall.