Couple Of Pipes In The Works

[jeepnewbie]

Here are a couple of pipes I'm making. The warden looking one I'm thinking of boiling the stem to bend. I forgot how long wood has to boil to be slightly bendable.

 

[zack24]

May the force be with you on that one!...I've bent a lot of wood over the years- usually with steam. A green wood like white oak split from the log and shaved down to shape works as well. In this case I'd boil it for an hour and use a male and female curved form to press it to shape and hold it until dry...

 

[spartan]

I wish more pipe makers would make pipes with wood stems.
I just want one.

 

[rx2man]

I want to see how this goes as I have been wondering about bending wood stems. Although I want to use bamboo.

 

[mso489]

Bending wood with hot water or steam is mysterious enough, but how it stays bent in the desired shape

with humidity and time is unfathomable to me.

 

[rolldog]

Here is an 'eHow' article that might help, looks straight forward.
eHow on boiling wood to bend