Pipe Screens?

[zonomo]

Am looking for a pipe stand and ran across some brass Pipe Screens. From their size and shape I assume they go in the bowl. Not sure what they do though. My guess is to create a small air chamber closest to the stem hole for better air flow. Is that right? Or do they more prevent small tobacco particles from getting stuck in the stem?

 

[zonomo]

Thank you Roth - will read up.

 

[pstlpkr]

Pipe screens are not only messy.

But, my buddy on the local Constabulary tells me that if you are stopped here and a screen is found in your pipe you'll receive a complimentary one night stay in our local jail.

In my neck of the woods pipe screens are considered paraphernalia.

 

[weezell]

They be for the "Weed" mon...

 

[keith929]

Only one use for pipe screens. Those of you who grew up during the 60s like I did already know what that is.

 

[foggymountain]

Weezel called it right. You might save on tobacco by using a screen above what would be the dottle, or lowest tobacco in the bowl, but it is hard to fill a pipe right above one of those without pushing it out of place..

 

[brewshooter]

But, my buddy on the local Constabulary tells me that if you are stopped here and a screen is found in your pipe you'll receive a complimentary one night stay in our local jail.

...and the world grows more ridiculous by the second.

 

[ace57]

You don't need them in a tobacco pipe. Screens are for wacky weed.

 

[scottishjohn]

I guess I will have to add my two cents worth on this topic. I have a very fine silver capped, silver banded, gourd Calabash with a meershaum bowl, Amber stem, and was made in 1912 and sold by BBB.

It is in remarkable shape except that someone in the past became overly enthusiastic in cleaning the bowl out and in doing so cut another hole (slash) in the bottom edge of the bowl. The bowl was originally equiped with three pierced holes in the bottom and it now has an additional "Slash hole" about 3/16" long.(large enough for tobacco to fall through).
To resurrect it I have placed a slightly larger than diameter steel screen into the bowl and pushed it down into the bowl almost to the bottom. It is lightly wedged in there, and can be removed if needed with a little finagaling.
It now smokes again as a beautiful smoking pipe should.
It would be the last one in my meager collection that I would part with!

 

[zonomo]

I've never been a partaker of the other kind of pipe fillings so I still dont actually "get" why one would be useful and the other not. I know enough from this thread to not waste my time or energy with these.

 

[captainprophesy]

...and the world grows more ridiculous by the second.

Amen!