ok guys. I live in the back country of North Carolina with woods surrounding my house. could I get some tips on making a wooden pipe? such as wood type, part of tree to cut, and such. any help would be appreciated. i'm currently stuck with joints cause my glass bong broke.
i dont believe its safest for you to carve your own pipe because i hear you can just burn that kind of tree wood while smoking out of it. i dont really know much else though
isnt cherry a really expensive, only grown in select parts of the south-east wood? and i mean, not in a back yard? would pine or maple work? i'm fairly rosewood would work but i'd have to but a whole sheet as it dosent grow here.
i made a wood pipe out of 2 sticks... i think its maple... it wasnt hard to do at all, i found 2 dried out sticks on the ground, cut off the bark... drilled some holes and put that bad boy together... i made a thread shoing it, look for it if you wanto see a picture
If your going for backyard wood, it realy doesn't matter much. Drying the wood will make carving and shaping much easier. Air dry it one year for each inch (diameter) of thickness.
Try using Bass wood, aka linden tree. These are a southern tree and a lot of people have them growing in suburban settings so they shouldnt be too hard to find. They might even be growing wild in certain areas. This is a soft wood to carve so it wouldnt be hard if this is your first time but its a hardwood so it will keep and smokes great! Most (cheaper) tobacco wood pipes are made out of bass wood and waxed. Look online for the right wax but I smoke without wax and you get a great woodsmokey taste, not a disgusting aftertaste. Good luck and happy hunting!
oh, and you dont have to dry it that long. I just got some bass wood from this guy who cut down his tree during the summer. One week is not enough but it shouldnt take too long. Just keep it away from moisture and in a really sunlit place (car dashboard might work)
Look for a hedge-apple (also known as Orange Osage to us bow-makers) tree. Thier the trees with the green 'monkey brains' on them, and are fairly common throughout the whole of America. They have a sturdy and beautiful orange wood, and its fairly fire resistant so it won't burn.
