Alternative Wood to Briar?

[Screebs]

Title edited. Please use standard English in body; titles see Rule 9. Original: "what wood would make an good pipe wood ?"

hello there,
i tought about making my first pipe and now i was wondering what wood i shall youse i heard things like briar and osage orange or ebony ??
would love your feedback
kind regards

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I only smoke briar.

 

[Sigmund]

Be careful with some woods. Some are toxic or cause reactions in various degrees. Ebony is one on the list. Also some exotic woods are really dense and heavy.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

The root ball growths of the heather tree work really well for pipes...

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Be careful with some woods. Some are toxic or cause reactions in various degrees. Ebony is one on the list. Also some exotic woods are really dense and heavy.

Yeh, I wouldn't use ebony at all. One time I was sanding ebony, and my eyes and sinuses started burning and oozing mucus like I was hit in the face with mace. The doctor told me that the wood is a lot like mace. I can't imagine how painful it would be to smoke out of it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Fruit woods... apple, pear, cherry, etc... I would never own one, but there are some old timers that used them.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Fruit woods... apple, pear, cherry, etc... I would never own one, but there are some old timers that used them.

Most of the Ropp pipes with the bark on 'em were cherry, they seem to hold up pretty well.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Most of the Ropp pipes with the bark on 'em were cherry, they seem to hold up pretty well.

My great grand father used to carve cherry pipes for himself. My grandmother used to tell me that he always made his look like it had a snake wrapped around it. We don't have any of his though. Apparently, he would just throw them away when they got too dirty.

 

[Screebs]

Be careful with some woods. Some are toxic or cause reactions in various degrees. Ebony is one on the list. Also some exotic woods are really dense and heavy.

oh good to know that ebony is toxic thanks , what should i make the mouthpiece from then

 

[Screebs]

Fruit woods... apple, pear, cherry, etc... I would never own one, but there are some old timers that used them.

okay good to know thanks !

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

oh good to know that ebony is toxic thanks , what should i make the mouthpiece from then

Vulcanite, ebonite, acrylic, horn, and amber are what stem are traditionally made out of.

 

[Screebs]

Vulcanite, ebonite, acrylic, horn, and amber are what stem are traditionally made out of.

okaay but can you also make the sstem from wood ? and are there woods that add an idk light flavor to it ?

 

[Sigmund]

Im by far no expert but I think any flavor profile added by the type of wood is quickly minimized by heat, carbon and tar.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Vulcanite, ebonite, acrylic, horn, and amber are what stem are traditionally made out of.

Something tells me this is a whittling project. , not a full blown lathe thing.

 

[Screebs]

Im by far no expert but I think any flavor profile added by the type of wood is quickly minimized by heat, carbon and tar.

yeah if i think about it it would probaly

 

[Screebs]

Something tells me this is a whittling project. , not a full blown lathe thing.

oh yes i am planning to carve the pipe body ( sorry for using wrong terms im really new to all this ) and turning the stem on an tiny lathe

 

[cosmicfolklore]

oh yes i am planning to carve the pipe body ( sorry for using wrong terms im really new to all this ) and turning the stem on an tiny lathe

So, if you plan to make a stem separate, maybe give vulcanite a try.

 

[Screebs]

So, if you plan to make a stem separate, maybe give vulcanite a try.

hmm yeah but id like "natural stuff " so yeah but is somethign like osage orange okay for the body ? becouse i goot some laying around that would fit perfectly

 

[tobakenist]

Briar !

 

[troutface]

Olive makes a nice pipe !