Some people prefer them. I totally get the different tastes thing. It is what keeps the market varied.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:46 pmAnother area where we are on the same page. I'm not a fan of acrylic stems at all.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:30 pmThat was my sneaking suspicion...Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:16 pm
I think they are the kind of acrylic that you wouldn't like. No give, not thin.
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Ah luvs 'em.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:05 pmSome people prefer them. I totally get the different tastes thing. It is what keeps the market varied.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:46 pmAnother area where we are on the same page. I'm not a fan of acrylic stems at all.
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It seems that twins separated at birth can be separated by stem preference too.Kevin Keith wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:33 pmAh luvs 'em.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 3:05 pmSome people prefer them. I totally get the different tastes thing. It is what keeps the market varied.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:46 pm
Another area where we are on the same page. I'm not a fan of acrylic stems at all.
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I present to you, houtenziel's non-authoritatve hierarchy of stem materials.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
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FWIW, acrylic does cover some territory. I do have a GBD with a perspex stem that is very nice. It does not feel hard or "glassy" to me.houtenziel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:59 pm I present to you, houtenziel's non-authoritatve hierarchy of stem materials.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
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You forgot ebonite. Or are you classifying that under Cumberland? Now the whole flow chart is offhoutenziel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:59 pm I present to you, houtenziel's non-authoritatve hierarchy of stem materials.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
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So far, I've had a Vauen, Rattray, Morgan Bones, and a Lucite Pete that were all pretty much like biting down on glass. I haven't had a Perspex, so that could be one to try for me.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:17 pmFWIW, acrylic does cover some territory. I do have a GBD with a perspex stem that is very nice. It does not feel hard or "glassy" to me.houtenziel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:59 pm I present to you, houtenziel's non-authoritatve hierarchy of stem materials.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
I have read also that there have been attempts at creating treated acrylics that are softer, to get the best of both worlds. "Ashtonite" being one that often has the lore of being a vulcanite/acrylic composite, despite that being a chemical impossibility.
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Ebonite is just a trade name for Vulcanite.Mr Beardsley wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:35 pmYou forgot ebonite. Or are you classifying that under Cumberland? Now the whole flow chart is offhoutenziel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:59 pm I present to you, houtenziel's non-authoritatve hierarchy of stem materials.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
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More makers need to use Juma for stems. I have one pipe with a juma stem and it's actually my favorite material. Somewhere between vulcanite and ebonite (and yes even though they are technically the same they don't feel the same)houtenziel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:41 pmSo far, I've had a Vauen, Rattray, Morgan Bones, and a Lucite Pete that were all pretty much like biting down on glass. I haven't had a Perspex, so that could be one to try for me.Fr_Tom wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 6:17 pmFWIW, acrylic does cover some territory. I do have a GBD with a perspex stem that is very nice. It does not feel hard or "glassy" to me.houtenziel wrote: ↑Thu Feb 07, 2019 5:59 pm I present to you, houtenziel's non-authoritatve hierarchy of stem materials.
Vulcanite > Cumberland(Brindled Vulcanite) > Nylon > Propionate(cob stems) > Reed > Clay > Acrylic
I haven't had a pipe with an Amber or Horn stem..
I don't know what it is about acrylic, but it just makes my teeth hurt. I'd rather clench on a clay cutty stem and risk "pipe divots", and that is saying something.
I have read also that there have been attempts at creating treated acrylics that are softer, to get the best of both worlds. "Ashtonite" being one that often has the lore of being a vulcanite/acrylic composite, despite that being a chemical impossibility.
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