Frazing machine

Frazing machine defined. A frazing machine has been used in the manufacture of Pipes. It's general structure is such that a pattern of the pipe or pattern of a section of a pipe is mounted in the machine and then the stummel is installed in the same machine. When the frazing machine is started the pattern pre-installed in the machine is then recreated on the surface of the stummel. In other industries of modern methods of manufacture they are referred to as pantograph machines and pattern makers. Some pipe makers do not use such machinery and rely on the person crafting the pipe as the three demensional view provided is believed to produce a more acceptable and esthetic appearance. Such companies that do utilize frazing machines reserve them for "roughing in" the stummel only when manufacturing multiple pipes of exactly the same style. A partial view of a frazing machine can be seen in the book "The book of pipes & tobacco", authored by Carl Ehwa Jr., published by Random House, first printing 1974. ISBN 0-394-47000-1.