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 The two most common materials used in tobacco pipe stems are Acrylic and Vulcanite, aka Lucite and Ebonite, respectively. A common material used for stems, particularly in the mass-produced pipes from the past century. Today, stems of pipes are usually made from Acrylic, as well as other synthetic materials like Bakelite, plastic, and even ebonite.  They may also be made of antler, ivory, and bone, all of which are fairly uncommon nowadays. The pipes from this site were made from two-piece molds, with the stem, bowl, and foot (or spur) all adjacent. Briarwood stems, which may either integrate with the bowl and make the pipe a whole unit, or may be an individual stem which has a tenon of wood, bone, metal, or Delrin that joins it to the bowl of the pipe.  Acrylic and ebony stems can be made either out of solid blocks or bars, or by molding. Stems fabricated from blocks or rods of acrylic and ebonite are generally harder and longer lasting than those made using injection ...

 The bowl and the jug are round, wide parts of the pipe in which the actual tobacco is placed. Inside the bowl is a tobacco chamber, holding tobacco that is ready for lighting. Once a Pipe is assembled, filled, and lit, smoke flows from the bottom of the bowl, down through the stem, around the filter, down through the stem, and into your mouth. Transition--The point of contact between Bowl and the hose.  The hose connects the bowl to the rest of the pipe using the stem, which fits in the pipes shank. The mortise is a hole in the end of the shank which connects the stub to the stem. The shank is a horizontal part of the pipe, which is the throat of the pipe, this is the link between the stem and bowl. Inside of the shank is a draw-hole which runs the entire length of the pipe starting at the bowl base.  Second, the shank has to bend backwards and reconnect with the top half of the bowl, leaving a gaping hole halfway down the nautilus-shaped pipe. The stummel includes the s...