New Guy
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 6:24 pm
Hello,
Brand new to the forum. I hope I can learn a lot here. I'm a pipe smoker with a wood carving habit but never thought to put the two together. So Ive started by getting cheap pipes on auction to refurbish to get a feel for how they are made. May not be the best smokers but I want to get some knowledge of what works and what doesnt. My latest refurbish is below, some cheap Missouri Meershaum hardwoods all pimped out.
At this point I have a design for my first pipe and Ive started carving a non-smokable prototype in bass wood, since it is a wood I am used to. From there I'll spend the big bucks on some better wood for pipe making. My goal is to make some pipes from local woods and tree burls & roots, there will be trial and error over the next few years as I gather wood and cure it. Glad to be here and look forward to some advice.
Brand new to the forum. I hope I can learn a lot here. I'm a pipe smoker with a wood carving habit but never thought to put the two together. So Ive started by getting cheap pipes on auction to refurbish to get a feel for how they are made. May not be the best smokers but I want to get some knowledge of what works and what doesnt. My latest refurbish is below, some cheap Missouri Meershaum hardwoods all pimped out.
At this point I have a design for my first pipe and Ive started carving a non-smokable prototype in bass wood, since it is a wood I am used to. From there I'll spend the big bucks on some better wood for pipe making. My goal is to make some pipes from local woods and tree burls & roots, there will be trial and error over the next few years as I gather wood and cure it. Glad to be here and look forward to some advice.