eidolonFIRE Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Share Posted October 22, 2013 SO I'm enjoying my new hobby of occasionally smoking my pipe. I have a Savinelli Churchwarden 609 and I love it. The problem is... I have a strong DIY personality... I want to make my own pipe. I've started doing lots of research on what sort of materials to make it out of and this is what I have so far... Red Cedar stem (10 inch aprox.) Briar bowl. I did this sketch while bored in English class.... It's not exact but should sort of convey the style I'm going for. What do you think? Any great wisdom to share? Have you ever made your own pipe? baldie, JohnnyQuest and billyblade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comfort Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 199 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 51 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 268 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 70 Achievement Points: 1978 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 10, 2019 Birthday: 11/02/1986 Share Posted October 22, 2013 i can say i have made alot of bongs out of cans and water containers and made a pipe ones in school on a Turning lathe but nothing like this looks cool man nice hobby LordOfChaos, kswift420, billyblade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
deerejon Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 842 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 62 Topic Count: 278 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3712 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3150 Achievement Points: 28451 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 4 Joined: 12/06/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 07:15 PM Birthday: 05/04/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted October 22, 2013 i can say i have made alot of bongs out of cans and water containers and made a pipe ones in school on a Turning lathe but nothing like this looks cool man nice hobby I guess everyone of a certain age has used the wood shop lathe....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyQuest Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 1965 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1176 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 1082 Achievement Points: 8599 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 15, 2016 Birthday: 02/11/1969 Share Posted October 22, 2013 yes ive made many ....in fact here's my old schematic......he he Dark Asylumn, Unchileno, eidolonFIRE and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyQuest Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 1965 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1176 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 1082 Achievement Points: 8599 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 15, 2016 Birthday: 02/11/1969 Share Posted October 22, 2013 SO I'm enjoying my new hobby of occasionally smoking my pipe. I have a Savinelli Churchwarden 609 and I love it. The problem is... I have a strong DIY personality... I want to make my own pipe. I've started doing lots of research on what sort of materials to make it out of and this is what I have so far... Red Cedar stem (10 inch aprox.) Briar bowl. I did this sketch while bored in English class.... It's not exact but should sort of convey the style I'm going for. What do you think? Any great wisdom to share? Have you ever made your own pipe? very nice Gandalf. Unchileno and LordOfChaos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 yes ive made many ....in fact here's my old schematic......he he HAHAHAHAHHAAaaa nice. JohnnyQuest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 I guess everyone of a certain age has used the wood shop lathe....lol Unfortunately I don't own a lathe sigh And dad sold our drill-press.... double sigh I'm going to have to get resourceful / creative to make this. LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Here's some more ideas of what I'm going for: JohnnyQuest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I deal with Native American artifacts and various antiquities for a living, and I often come across old clay Pamplin pipe bowls. A little factory in Virginia turned out millions of these things and they're always turning up. I also own a few old pipes from the middle east and China. LordOfChaos, eidolonFIRE, billyblade and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Olive Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 69 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 227 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2660 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 4123 Achievement Points: 22968 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 11:34 AM Birthday: 05/07/1965 Device: Windows Share Posted October 22, 2013 Translation of "making a pipe" in French (slang) is "to do a blowjob" !! ....imagine my surprise when i saw the title of your post Bama, Yop, JohnnyDos and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted October 22, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Translation of "making a pipe" in French (slang) is "to do a blowjob" !! ....imagine my surprise when i saw the title of your post Well, we all know what you're thinking about!! Lol Angel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted October 25, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Well, I finished carving the stem (and drilled a hole through it) Now for the next 2 hours it needs to steam so I can bend it over a mold. LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted October 25, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Just a suggestion, put a piece of wire through the hole while you steam and bend it. Otherwise the hole may collapse at the bend. eidolonFIRE, baldie, tsw 8.5 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted October 25, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Just a suggestion, put a piece of wire through the hole while you steam and bend it. Otherwise the hole may collapse at the bend. Good thinking! I hadn't really thought of that.... :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted October 25, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Alrighty, Now I just gotta to let that sit in the mold for a week or two... I think I'll prolly sand it down a bit thinner too. Oh, and gotta order some briar blocks. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-BRIAR-PIPE-WOOD-BLOCKS-CYPRUS-40-YEARS-OLD-EBAUCHONS-OLD-STOCK-GOOD-QUALITY-/380750152833?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58a67a4481 @little_old_man: Thanks for the wire idea! I used a coat hanger... worked great! LordOfChaos and tsw 8.5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted November 6, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Update: i got the briar blocks in from Germany today! Woo! I cant wait to get to work. Edited November 6, 2013 by eidolonFIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eidolonFIRE Posted November 6, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Toes Posted November 6, 2013 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 57 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.71 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27249 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Heres mine lol eidolonFIRE, LordOfChaos and B3AN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted November 6, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted November 6, 2013 That briarwood is some really hard stuff. I hope you have the right tools and a lot of patience. I've burned up my fair share of tools and blades cutting through seasoned hardwoods over the years. A few years ago I burned up my table saw motor trying to rough out a black walnut burl. If you're good at carving and want to experiment a little, try getting a piece of catlinite (pipestone) and playing around with it. Much easier to work with than some woods and it comes in many colors from bright red to black and white. I have friends that have made some very interesting ceramic bowls too. eidolonFIRE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted November 7, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) That briarwood is some really hard stuff. I hope you have the right tools and a lot of patience. I've burned up my fair share of tools and blades cutting through seasoned hardwoods over the years. A few years ago I burned up my table saw motor trying to rough out a black walnut burl. If you're good at carving and want to experiment a little, try getting a piece of catlinite (pipestone) and playing around with it. Much easier to work with than some woods and it comes in many colors from bright red to black and white. I have friends that have made some very interesting ceramic bowls too. I bought a 3/4 drill bit on the way home today for the bowl. I'm going to drill the tannon out, then slowly drill the bowl down till it's just flush with the opening at the bottom. (using a drill press) The rest I'm going to freehand "carve" with a dremel I forgot to pickup a some delrin tubing to connect the stem to the stubble though... Gonna see what I can find lying around. UPDATE: Just took the stem out of the mold! It's held it's shape to about 90% Edited November 7, 2013 by eidolonFIRE deerejon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted November 7, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Make sure you show us some pics when you're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
eidolonFIRE Posted November 8, 2013 Member ID: 2759 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 17 Topic Count: 199 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 3496 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3021 Achievement Points: 26464 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/22/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 16, 2017 Birthday: 07/27/1990 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Today's progress... (5 hours of solid work) TODO: -Continue polishing -Redo the stem because I broke it while mounting the tenon LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_old_man Posted November 8, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Outstanding! And people wonder why good pipes are so expensive? LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted November 8, 2013 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted November 8, 2013 Yes I have............ at times with a coke can or aluminum foil. Let me know if you need instructions. Like a disposable razer. hahhaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxtr Posted November 8, 2013 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted November 8, 2013 Today's progress... (5 hours of solid work) TODO: -Continue polishing -Redo the stem because I broke it while mounting the tenon That look just like my worthless left nut. BigPapaDean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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