I've been experimenting with my own diy chalk filters. Apparently they are available commercially as pipe filters as explained here. So far I find first smoked chalk filters are too dry and make me very thirsty but a darkened used chalk filter are good. It smokes cool, absolutely no tongue bite....except now there's finger bite...where my bowl gets too hot and I have to put it down. Safer for my pipe health to hold it instead of clenching.
Now to my main point, I was thinking of turning a corncob pipe into a form of reverse calabash & merschum-ish pipe. I'm going to fill 3/4 of the pipe with chalk pieces. Cut them vertically and to somehow carve them out to form a chamber beneath...still on the drawing board. So the question is, does a general corn cob is deep enough or a macarthur have a deeper chamber? Anyone have any experience using them?
Thanks in advance.
Now to my main point, I was thinking of turning a corncob pipe into a form of reverse calabash & merschum-ish pipe. I'm going to fill 3/4 of the pipe with chalk pieces. Cut them vertically and to somehow carve them out to form a chamber beneath...still on the drawing board. So the question is, does a general corn cob is deep enough or a macarthur have a deeper chamber? Anyone have any experience using them?
Thanks in advance.
