Job Description:

• 1) Classifies smoking pipe stummels according to quality of briar and length of shank: Examines stummels for defects, such as cracks, splits, and decayed wood.

• 2) Measures length of shank, using gauge.

• 3) Classifies stummels according to specifications for each grade and places them in designated boxes.

• 4) Dips high grade stummels in alcohol to bring out grain of briar and sorts them according to distinctiveness of grain.

• 5) Discards defective briars.

• 6) May inspect damaged pipes to determine method of salvage.