Wooden pipe

[hello3pat]

I'm working on making wooden pipe with a long stem (around 9 inches). The stem, made of silver maple, I have completed putting a hole through it for which to inhale through, only thing now is I need some wood for a bowl but I don't know which I should use. I know for a bowl your supposed to use hard woods, but I need some suggestions. Also later I'll post a picture of the stem if anyone show's interest in seeing it

hello3pat Reviewed by hello3pat on 03-18-2007. Wooden pipe I'm working on making wooden pipe with a long stem (around 9 inches). The stem, made of silver maple, I have completed putting a hole through it for which to inhale through, only thing now is I need some wood for a bowl but I don't know which I should use. I know for a bowl your supposed to use hard woods, but I need some suggestions. Also later I'll post a picture of the stem if anyone show's interest in seeing it Rating: 5

[Grava Flave]

do it

[4gan2ja0]

try oak or cherry

[hello3pat]

try oak or cherry

I was thinking about using oak, but cherry just sounds realy damn interesting ^.^

[4gan2ja0]

yeah cherry's got a nice look to it. how are you making it? on a lathe or what?

[hello3pat]

do it

I'm gonna assume you mean to post the picture of the stem so here you go
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the string on there is hemp I was using to hold it together. the way I made the hole down the center was split it as close to the center as I could, maple tends to be easier to split, it went of the grain so I had to cut most of what was planned to be the stem off. It was originaly going to be almost 2 feet long. Next on each half I cut out a "channel" for the airflow then put the two halves back together, gluing and using the hemp to hold it while it tried. Later I removed the hemp and rubbed a small amount of wax into the split to help makesure it was air tight. I'm planning on wrapping the stem in wet leather so that when the leather dries it will be nice and tight and make sure it stays together.then I'm gonna put feathers and shit on it ^.^

yeah cherry's got a nice look to it. how are you making it? on a lathe or what?

as for the bowl, no clue yet, figuring it out as I go, but I don't have a lathe
edit: I kept the strings on the ends to help keep it from seperating as it dries as the wood is green wood

[4gan2ja0]

oh siick man, i wasnt expectinng it to look like that, thats fucking cool man. are you going for like a tribal look?

[hello3pat]

oh siick man, i wasnt expectinng it to look like that, thats fucking cool man. are you going for like a tribal look?

basically, my original idea was a peace pipe I got the idea while I was high after using another homemade pipe [attachment=o125509]
that is a cardboard tube from a cheap coat hanger and a metal part of a pen, inspired me to make this ^.^

[4gan2ja0]

i like your pipe more than the cardboard and pen cap steamroller, that thing is ghetto

[hello3pat]

i like your pipe more than the cardboard and pen cap steamroller, that thing is ghetto

Yeah, it's harsh as hell too. I'm thinking I might put the criss crossing hemp back on it so it's under the leather and hopefully that pattern will show up through the leather

Also the maple wood is actually out of my back yard from a tree I've played in since I was a small child