Wood to the burn pile !!

[hobojoe]

I started a pipe from a red wood block that i picked up

from a packing company. Started the bowl shape and the

feel of it did not feel right. On other pipes I have done

i seem to feel the wood and the shape just happens.

What shaped it started to be was not what it end up being.

Like the wood itself had some input. Well this last piece of wood--

nothing. do not feel like picking it up-just a bad feeling. Soo

to the burn pile.

Cut a section of Dog wood and stated to get ideas on what to do.

Bark still on. Yes this is as weird as a person can get and no.

Famous Grouse is still 3/4 full.

Joe

 

[lonestar]

Joe you might consider getting a couple blocks of briar too, you can buy some decent workable pieces pretty cheap.

 

[pstlpkr]

I started a pipe from a red wood block that i picked up

from a packing company.

Hobojoe; you might want to be careful about the types of wood you are intending to use to create a new pipe.

Redwood may be particularly unsuitable, I'm not so sure about dogwood either.

Some woods particularly "aromatic" woods may have some chemicals in them that could be harmful if inhaled.
Fruit woods like cherry and apple make for pipes that add an interesting flavor to your smoke, but woods like redwood, cedar, and pine should be considered twice before you light them up.
Of course this is only my opinion, so take it for what it's worth.

Just some food for thought.

 

[unclearthur]

Any evergreen tree(pines , etc) should be avoided.

 

[papipeguy]

Famous Grouse is one of my faves. Best blended scotch in my opinion. Chuck the wood and pour 2 fingers. Always works for me.

 

[cyndi]

Evergreen wood oils and cedar oils are often used in organic pesticides because they disrupt the nerve synapses between the brain and the body in an insect. It's also quite an allergen in humans. Our Dr's office tried to "go green" last year by spraying the grounds with that kind of pesticide and managed to sicken all the patients.

 

[schmitzbitz]

Any evergreen tree(pines , etc) should be avoided.

Good to know, I've often thought that yew would make a beautiful pipe...of course, my carving skills rival my drawing skills; which is to say I can create compitent stick-people and widdle straight lines pretty well.

 

[winton]

I have turned an amazing variety of woods over the years, but I almost always take percautions about the dust. The idea of intentionally breathing in through an unknown wood is scary. Some exotic woods are realy scary.
Stick with fruit woods or briar.
Winton

 

[ejames]

I think any kind of wood would be suitable to make pipes--for practice or to look at. I wouldn't want to smoke a pipe made from yew or pine but they might make a good conversation piece--or a practice piece.

 

[hobojoe]

Thanks for the responses. The only pipes i have made and smoked were from pecan and crepe Myrtle.

I do have a cherry root that I use. Being perfect has eluded me for 65 years, so the crafted pipes are

display only. Briar cost more than I want to spend just to satisfy doing something creative. best spent

on tobacco.

Before working with a type of wood. I google it for toxins.

I have two Parkers,1 Roma 614 ans a small no.name. Small no name is for St. James Woods and Tudor.

the other three for What ever.

Again thanks for the res ponces.

Joe.

ps. Famous grouse is consumed with out ice in a shot glass.

 

[pawpaw]

i think dogwood should make a good pipe i know when it is dry it is a very hard wood. Roy Underhill(The Woodwright) uses dogwood wedges to split logs

 

[hobie1dog]

so many toxins out there 8O