Anyhow, here's my first pipe project. I wanted something fun to 'work' on during vacation at the beach last week, so I drilled out a nice looking block of cherry, roughed it in with a jigsaw and beltsander, and tossed it in the suitcase to carve/sand while lounging in the beachchair. Fun fun fun
I've never crafted a pipe, but I have done some woodworking. My toolset is limited but I made do with what was at hand. Limitations considered, I'm quite happy with how this first 'experiment' came out. I finished it tonight, and already tried it out with a nice VA flake. Tasty
Wood is cherry. Block was drilled on drillpress. Shaping done with needle file and 80 grit sandpaper. Tenon cut with Pimo tool. Stem was steam-bent over my wife's teapot. Stain is a rub of coffee grounds. Finish is hard carnauba wax block rubbed vigorously into the surface and then buffed with a drill as I don't have a grinder/buffer.
