Quote Originally Posted by JackNoble
How does one carve a pipe without a dremel tool? How about cherry or maple for a wood?
I made one out of cherry and found it tasted like shit to put my mouth on it.
Maybe it would have improved with time but I gave it away.

I have a dremmel but I like to do it by hand usually. I carve a lot. I usually use the dremmel when my hand cramps and I dont want to stop.
A few nice sets of carving knives,chissels, chip carving tools and some improvised tools here and there and lots of patience.
Im a big soapstone carver too. If you get a good solid piece with no veins you can make yourself a beauty in no time. Intricate detail is easy too.When youre done give it a hard coat to wear and a good metal bowl and have a pipe to turn your friends heads.
Shit I should start custom makin stone pipes for you guys.And emtpockets can do the walnut. "Stone-Nut" stoner pipes.