I went and did it !

[Pugsley]

I recalled where in a previous thread here or at that other place,you stated that you grabbed a hack saw anytime you got
a pipe with a stinger.( I could be wrong though) What put me over the edge was reading a book that Warren, @Pugsley , sent me
"In Search Of Pipe Dreams" by Rick Newcomb. In it he discusses how he purchases these high end pipes and has them drilled out
to what he believes is a perfect draw. He ask's the one question that we all have to decide at some point, just what type of
pipe collector are we. Am I looking for a pretty shelf piece, or am I looking for a good smoker? I aint rich enough for shelf art,
I want to smoke my pipes and it should be enjoyable. So I've been playing with the dremel for cleaning old cake, and I opened
up the draw on a Bruce Peters. And with a noticable improvement I decided I wanted to enjoy that "old" meer.Now I'a glad I did !

That book really opened my eyes too. Before I read it I felt it would be an insult to the artisan who created it to make alterations, but now I don't hesitate to drill it out or file the stem to make it more comfortable. I may have destroyed the resale value on some but I didn't buy them as investments, I bought them to smoke and enjoy.