Figural calabash

[sergemoat]

Saw these amazing photos today of a guy growing gourds in various shapes. Got me thinking about a formed calabash pipe.
Found here:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Portrait-Gourds-Grown-in-Molds/

 

[uberam3rica]

Thats pretty cool. The idea of growing things in molds to shape them isn't a new one, but I like how he did it for pipes.

 

[shawn]

What shape would you grow your pipe?

 

[romeowood]

What shape would you grow your pipe?

A billiard, personally. :wink:

 

[acme]

I have spent a little time learning about calabash preperation, and the only difference between what I have learned and the web article is boiling the gourds. I am not certain what the intent of boiling it is, but that outer waxy skin is removed and the innards are gutted immediately afterwards and the gourd is set out to dry. Perhaps it is about nothing more than expediancy.
I messed up this past season's gourds by picking them too early. The hard shell under the skin never got a chance to form, is my surmise.
I have the seedlings planted inside the house now. I am hoping to transfer them outside in a month or so.
I may have to form a new company, ACME Gourds.
anthony

 

[sergemoat]

@uber, the guy didn't make a pipe from the gourds, it just got me thinking how cool it would be to make one.
If someone made a paneled calabash I'd be all over it.

 

[uberam3rica]

@uber, the guy didn't make a pipe from the gourds, it just got me thinking how cool it would be to make one.

Oh I thought he did. Well it would be cool to make a pipe from one

 

[maineyachtie]

What shape would you grow your pipe?
A billiard, personally.

Hilarious romeowood.

 

[jchaplick]

They did that with pumpkins at disney

 

[pawpaw]

I may have to form a new company, ACME Gourds.
anthony

do roadrunners eat gourds?