Tenon Drilling is Off

[SmokeRings79]

Just got a beutiful GBD pipe from restoration (originally from eBay). Smoking was reasonable. When I cleaned it, I took off the stem, and found that the tenon was not drilled in the middle. It is from the France era as far as I understand, and suppose to be relatively high quality. What are your thoughts? Will it pose a problem in the future? Can the stem be a replacement? Thanks!

 

[paulfg]

no problem what so ever in my opinion.
It looks like the original stem and has been like that for many years.

Dont over think things,many pipes are drilled way worse and smoke just fine

 

[SmokeRings79]

Thank you!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yes, smoke it in rude good health and worry not!

 

[AJL67]

I'm really glad i don't overthink everything about my pipes, I just enjoy them.

 

[nolan613]

The smoke doesn't care if it swirls around a bit. Just enjoy a great looking pipe.

 

[Briar Lee]

In 1946 Lee made and sold pipes costing from a dollar to twenty five dollars, by far the most expensive factory pipe in the world in 1946.

On all pipes $5 and up, Lee used a hidden, invisible, adjustable, aluminum mortise and aluminum screw tenon with a removable stinger.

To this day, it’s the best way to join a pipe stummel to a stem. Shanks don’t crack, tenons don’t break, they never get loose, are never too tight, and are fully adjustable for wear using only a pair of pliers.

But they weren’t always drilled dead center. Fortunately, it didn’t and doesn’t matter at all.

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Insert tobacco and smoke that GBD! .