Wooden pipe

[Nochowderforyou]

After doing some research I found out how native americans used to do it.
1) Take an easily spilt-able wood,such as maple, clean it of the bark if you wish first
2) Next use a thin sharp knife, I used a razor blade, and start at one end begin working it down, splitting it as close to the center as you can to the center
3) Take the now two halves and carve a channel down the center of each but not so large the sides no longer fit together
4)Now glue/lash the two halves together, use a very small amount of glue, I kept the helmp string on until the glue dried, later I wrapped the stem in wet leather lace tightley as to help hold it together (as leather dries it tightens up)

Oh I see now. I've always wondered now pipe makers make such long holes for their stem pieces. Thanks for the info. :thumbsup: I may have to to try this sometime.