The Second, Smaller Diameter, Step On Factory Pipes?

[snagstangl]

I have seen this on a number of factory pipes. Sunrise, a Comoy line, used it as a selling point. I have seen it on Custombilts, Comoy and their seconds line Charatan, GDB, Savinelli, Swiss Made cherry pipes and many others.

I could see the explanation being that it makes the tenon easier to insert into the mortise of the pipe. But I was under the impression that the mortise is usually counter-sunk a bit for that reason.

Sunrise used it as a selling point, kind of a stinger, without a stinger. I find pipes with this second step on the tenon usually smoke well.


Do you think it improves the smoke or am I just imagining things?

 

[sandollars]

The "Chimney" looks like a tiny filter. I suppose it would keep your smoke dryer than no filter. Anything different is fun.

 

[trubka2]

Do you think it improves the smoke or am I just imagining things?

Definitely! I mean no.

Several of my tenons have that second step, and not only the ones where the mortise is countersunk. On a couple of the older ones, that's where the threading for a stinger is.

That's a great ad. I love the "no plumbing" line. It must have been irritating back in the day that you had to kind of look for a pipe that wasn't sold with some sort of ridiculous metal contraption inside it.

 

[donjgiles]

I think it is referred to as a stepped tenon.

 

[snagstangl]

Stepped tenon, I have heard that before, but it was eluding me.