Vauen Misdrilled Shank Or Am I Just Fussy?

[tobaccojoe]

I was so excited to get my new pipe today and wind down the busy week with a smoke. Tried to pass a pipe cleaner and *no way.* Checked it out and saw this. It is a Bent Egg, which is a new shape to me, but I assume that this drilling is off? Am I crazy or correct?

 

[aldecaker]

What does the side view look like? A lot of bent pipes are drilled with the airway on a different axis than the hole for the mortise.

 

[maduromadness]

I have a Rattrays old gowrie pipe that is similar. I don't believe it's misdrilled. Its my understanding that it's high so the filter "well" can collect excess moisture and it doesn't interfere with the airflow. I notice when I clean my pipe moisture tends to collect in the filter area. Just my two cents. Will be interesting to see what others have to say though.

 

[tobaccojoe]

Here is the side view.

 

[tobaccojoe]

maduromadness: Great! Thank you for the information. I have almost exclusively Billiards and they are pretty self explanatory when considering shank holes. I figured I was being anal and was misinformed about all pipe shapes needing to pass a pipe cleaner.

 

[tobaccojoe]

aldecaker: I hope that is the case. I am pretty in love with this piece of briar.

 

[aldecaker]

I'd say that's pretty normal, especially if it is a Vauen filter pipe. Nice chunk of briar, by the way!

 

[tobaccojoe]

aldecaker: Thank you and THANK YOU! I was hoping to keep it in the collection. I haven't seen a Bent Egg that really caught my eye is a long while, so I was thrilled to add one.

 

[tobaccojoe]

Also; I intend to smoke this without the filter and just realized that the Vauen pipes are made assuming that you will be using the filters. Thanks for putting up with my momentary lapse of reason!