Oak Pipe

[frostyforge]

So after about 6 months of smoking Cobs, I decided to try a "real" pipe. We had chopped down a couple big oaks at my house, so I used a couple pieces from the biggest one. I'm borrowing the stem from one of my dad's old pipes til mine get here, other than that, the rest is hand made

 

[pstlpkr]

Not bad first attempt.

How do they smoke.

Any trouble/hint that it will burn through?

 

[bubbadreier]

Good looking pipe frosty! How long did it take you to make it?

 

[frostyforge]

pstlpkr: thanks, it smokes pretty good, half the bowl lasts around 30 minutes. No sir, I don't think it'll burn through, I cut the bowl out using a hole drill (I think thats what its called) and it left a hole at the bottom so I just lined the bottom with clay. I'll see if I can get a better pic of the inside up later
Bubba: about 2 hours to figure out how to keep the bowl from splitting, and then another day to let the glue, stain and clay dry

 

[ernest]

It looks like a very nice pipe.I think you did very well shaping it.

 

[krgulick]

A great looking pipe. I think it is great that you put the clay in the bottom. No doubt will keep the bottom from burning out if you kept it all oak. Hope it smokes well for you for years to come.

 

[strongirish]

You did a nice job on this pipe, but be careful of using woods other than briar. Many are poisonous or cause allergic reactions. Oak, if you have oak allergies and a lot of us do, can make you very sick. This is why most smoke briars. It is a nuetral and aong lasting wood.

 

[frostyforge]

Thanks guys...

Strongirish: I don't have any wood allergies, got everything else, just not wood :P But thanks for the warning.

Well, I loaded up a full bowl today, and when I was about half way through, I started getting a weird taste in my mouth. The side of the bowl facing away from me had started to burn without me realizing it! I kept putting some water on it hopeing that would work...but no, now there's a rather large chunk burned out of the side I'll post some pictures when I get home. Is there anything I should've done to prevent it from burning up like that?

 

[ernest]

What I did awhile back was if I made a pipe out of a wood that would burn,I would buy J.B.weld in any glue section and put two or three thin coats on the inside of the bowl with my finger.Use the long set type and not the quick set type.What it ends up being is a perfect insert that can handle a very high heat.If put in correctly there will not even be a problem with any wood shrinkage.Did about four pipes like this and was always amazed how well it worked.Coat the very top also to protect from lighting.

 

[unclearthur]

Several pipe makers I know use a mixture of one Tbs plain yogurt , One Tbs buttermilk and enough crushed activated charcoal to make a creamy mixture. This makes a fairly durable precarb .

 

[frostyforge]

Wow, I was not expecting those types of preventive measures...especially not Unclearthur's, but hey, what've I got lose? Thanks ya'll, I'll probably try those out in a couple weeks after Karate dies down