Meerschaum joints...

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JMG
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Meerschaum joints...

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I received this in the mail today as a gift from a friend. This is how meers shank/stem joints should be done...not even the slightest light gap.

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That's great. I've all but given up on all my meers but one because of bad or failing stem/shank junctions. The one I still smoke is a special occasions only pipe that was a gift from my dad from his collection. Bummer too because I love how they smoke generally, I just tend to be a little hard on pipes I guess.
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So is that just a meer cut for a tenon the way a briar stummel would be? ie is that a sleeve in the mortise or is it just drilled meershaum?
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Sasquatch wrote:So is that just a meer cut for a tenon the way a briar stummel would be? ie is that a sleeve in the mortise or is it just drilled meershaum?
It's definitely a sleeve...I believe it's delrin. I think the meer would be too weak without a sleeve to support a normal tenon.
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