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Thank you!! I’m glad you like it!

Thank you sir!!

I’ve got some smaller ones in the works currently, but should be working on some longer ones by the end of the year!

I take that as a high compliment. Thank you very much!

That’s certainly an alternative to this method and one that I might make a video on a some point. However, I enjoy the challenge and unique creation of this technique. But if someone just wanted a simple to make, mostly headache free project, that might suit them better.

@@blackbird5634 you’re welcome!

@@starwf07 🤣

@@200cdl Thanks!

@@lucazambelli1304 I can appreciate that as I’m not a great lover of smoking myself. And thank you very much!

@@davidolsen7539 that’s awesome! You are welcome! I hope you really enjoy your new workspace and tools. That’s a wonderful thing to inherit.

@@alklimesh8919 nope. Not necessary.

@EccentricArtisan thank ya!

@@alklimesh8919 you’re welcome!

@@MrStratbat thank you! Glad to hear from another pipe maker! Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@matthewkingsman5800 A “cake” forms from smoking the pipe, and it is made up of the carbon and resin from the burned tobacco.

​@@EccentricArtisan ah...that makes sense. I had always wondered if it needed to be burnished, or oil treated prior to smoking.

@@stephenroman9015 I’ve not tried those methods, so I couldn’t say for sure. My guess from woodworking experience in general is that green wood may split on you when cutting it down to those dimensions for the pipe. Soaking wood in water would probably work fine, so long as you fully saturate the wood.

@@stephenroman9015 thank you!

@@seraphuziel thanks! And I can appreciate that as I don’t particularly like any social media, but that’s what I use currently. Etsy and Ebay are pure theft with their fees, I wouldn’t sell on either. I occasionally use eBay to get rid of things I don’t use, but frankly I find it insulting that they gouge people. I just sell directly to people currently, and it’s just in my limited spare time.

Thanks very much @@chrisblanc663! I appreciate the compliment!!!

Thanks very much!

@@humblegeorge thank you sir!

Thank you!

@@user-ow7ui9vl3g alder bark looks like it has some very nice color possibilities! I actually really enjoy using cochineal and walnut, so I will have to give alder a try. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!

Thank you!

Thank you!

@@odinseye8835 Thank you!

In a future video, I’m planning to share a fairly inexpensive and easy to make jig that accomplishes better alignment and eliminates human error as much as possible.

Thank you!

Thank you very much!!

Thank you!!!

@@nnusa Do it!

@@kevinorr6880 None that I have made have experienced any issues at all. Neither my personal pipes nor those owned by others. I’m not sure what you suspect would be the issue.

@@js3217 I’m not saying it’s impossible, but I’ve not experienced it with any of mine. Nor has anyone who owns one of them.

@@evanbates1212 Hell yeah

@@sinmaan7568 though it was probably done with a similar method and time period accurate tools, it’s far more common that other methods were used. This is just how I have chosen to make my pipes. Single piece of wood is a fun challenge, but not necessarily the most economical use of time or materials.

@@puddintayne9254 thank you!

@@markbryce9074 thanks! It’s a stainless steel tube used to create a tenon joint.

@@Aj-sc2vj Thank you! It is such an elegant style.

@@sufferedenuf correct. It’s whitetail deer antler.

Thanks very much!!

@@bigknowzentertainment8423 if you keep an eye out on my Facebook or Instagram page, that’s where I post them when they become available!

@@Ragingmarmot I’ve got a pretty good setup I’ve come up with. I’m intending to share that jig in a future video.

@@EccentricArtisan Not surprised. 😎 I look forward to giving this a try. I even went as far as to find a friend with some antlers I can use. Thank you.

@@Ragingmarmot right on! Good luck with your build!

@@geetea9169 I’m only able to make them in my limited spare time currently, so it takes me a while to complete them. When I do have the available, I post them to my Facebook and instagram pages.

Thank you! I’m glad you found it, and I hope you do give it a try!

@@lonewolf5896 for sure. I’m working on refining a jig/method for a future video that should help most people accomplish the drilling with relative ease. It can be very challenging to do it freehand.

@@Gong-Fu_Hermit for the sake of bending any typical pipe stem, even a very deeply curved design, the main limiting factor is how saturated you get the material beforehand. The key to bending is lots of moisture and adequate heat. Obviously there are a lot of variables depending on your method, the material itself, the environment, etc. but generally you can get whatever bend you want if you get the material pliable enough. With long wood stems cleaning immediately after every single smoke is critical.

@@EccentricArtisan good to know, yes on my regular pipe I usually leave a piece of thinner weed wacker string in the pipe after smoking. Not sure how normal pipe smokers keep the long stims clean.

@@Gong-Fu_Hermit yoy can get 12” pipe cleaners from some pipe and tobacco shops as well as other places like Amazon. Those will work for the majority of churchwardens. If you need something longer you may have to do a bit more searching.

A totally fair question and something that I didn’t address in the video. There are a few reasons. The main one being that I wanted to show that even the hardest part of this process is entirely possible with just a hand drill. I wanted to show the accessibility of the project because I have seen that the largest complaint on how to videos is the perceived inaccessibility due to tool usage. Also, it takes a fair sized drill press to make that happen. If you think about it, most of these pipes being around 12” in length, you need a significant amount of distance between your table and chuck in order to accommodate that plus your bit. That means most small tabletop presses won’t even work for the initial drilling. Even the larger of the two presses I have won’t make the final drilling. And I could get one, for sure, but in my opinion that’s probably less practical than a couple of other options. I’m working on testing some inexpensive/easy to make jigs for a future video that will be helpful in improving multiple parts of the process. One of those involves a guide system for both the hand drill and bit to reduce their side to side movement and deflection.

That depends largely upon how rapidly you smoke. A greater rate of burn will in turn produce more heat. I prefer a slow and pensive smoke.

@@EccentricArtisan I see, it's very pretty :)

Thank you!!

Thank you!!