Forever Stems Update

[Pugsley]

I received this from Log Cabin Pipe Works today regarding availability of Forever Stems:

We will begin opening our website for orders on Sunday, January 8th 2017. Due to the enormous amount of orders we are limiting each order to 3 stems and allowing 3 weeks to ship as all stems are made to order. Your patience is appreciated.
Thank you,
Patricia Morgan


If you're unfamiliar with their stems here's the website: Lucite Stems - Old Log Cabin Pipe Works (http://oldlogcabinpipeworks.com/lucite/)

[Bruck]

I'll have to invest in one of those things some day, although it's a bit counterintuitive to me to put a $23 stem on a $3.5 cob :)

[Emperor Zurg]

I'll have to invest in one of those things some day, although it's a bit counterintuitive to me to put a $23 stem on a $3.5 cob :)

It's also not an 'investment'. It's just a purchase....

[/grammar lesson]

:p

[Bruck]

It's also not an 'investment'. It's just a purchase....

[/grammar lesson]

:p

For me, anything over $20 is an investment :)

[Aguineapig]

I'll have to invest in one of those things some day, although it's a bit counterintuitive to me to put a $23 stem on a $3.5 cob :)

Vermont freehand sells some good lucite stems for under 5 bucks a piece that fit cobs (or at least the ones I got did).

[Aguineapig]

Acrylic Stems ? Vermont Freehand (http://vermontfreehand.com/product/acrylic-stems/)

I don't think the middle one will fit the cob shanks, but I suspect the other two do. I use em on my cobs and I'm happy with them.

[Emperor Zurg]

For me, anything over $20 is an investment :)

INVESTMENT:

noun

1. the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.

Reminds me of my wife: a small frivolous purchase was just something she bought, but a big frivolous purchase was an investment. :D :D

On the other hand, 'investing' in a Forever stem certainly raises the value of a cob pipe. Hell, your $3.50 pipe, replete with $23 Forever, stem is bound to be worth $15... But hopefully my IRA doesn't work quite that way...

[Bruck]

Acrylic Stems ? Vermont Freehand (http://vermontfreehand.com/product/acrylic-stems/)

I don't think the middle one will fit the cob shanks, but I suspect the other two do. I use em on my cobs and I'm happy with them.

I wouldn't be averse to spinning a drill on a cob to make it fit.

[Aguineapig]

I wouldn't be averse to spinning a drill on a cob to make it fit.

3/8" would be bigger than the shank could feasible be bored out to. the 5/16 it fine though, basically stock. Unless your replace the shank with some kinda fancy wood and bore that out to 3/8"!

[Pugsley]

If I had only one cob I wouldn't spend the money for one of these stems, but I have dozens, (don't ask why), and the first thing I do when I get a new filtered cob is toss the original stem. So, I have a box full of cobs with no stems and a couple of Forever stems which are switched from pipe to pipe. I love the broad, flat mouthpiece on these stems, perfect for a gentleman of my advanced years whose teeth are not as firmly rooted as they once were.

[Haebar]

Acrylic Stems ? Vermont Freehand (http://vermontfreehand.com/product/acrylic-stems/)

I don't think the middle one will fit the cob shanks, but I suspect the other two do. I use em on my cobs and I'm happy with them.

Thanks for sharing; I just ordered some!

[Aguineapig]

Thanks for sharing; I just ordered some!

Glad to help. They are a slight step down from forever stems, but at approx 20% of the cost. For me, definitely the right call. And they are long wearing too, I've had mine a couple years and virtually no tooth wear. Easy to bend also, just heat up over stove until it starts to get soft/flexy.