Pipe Making - A Magnum Liverpool
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
- At the end of 2020, a pipesmoking friend of mine discovered I actually make pipes. As he's a big guy, he wanted me to make him a very large pipe.
As luck would have it, I'd been saving a large straight block for this kind of pipe for over 5 years.
I went to work, and the end result is this wonderful magnum size Liverpool. Over 270mm long and weighing in at 141 grams, this pipe is by far the largest I've ever made.
Unfortunately a sandpit opened up on the shank, forcing me to sandblast at least that section. Because the grain was fantastic on the rest of the stummel, we decided to keep that part smooth.
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0:00 Intro
0:12 Preparing the bowl
2:27 Shaping the stummel
3:33 Working on the stem
4:34 Sandblasting
5:17 More stemwork
9:58 Staining and finishing
13:09 Final polish
14:31 Finished pipe 
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To address some of the most commonly asked questions:
- The materials used on this pipe are briar wood for the stummel and ebonite rod for the mouthpiece, which is a type of high quality vulcanised rubber.
- The colouring is done with Fiebing's leather dye which is fixed in place with a thin cut shellac.
- I'm currently not accepting new orders, hopefully I will get through my backlog soon and open up new orders in early 2022. If you're interested I'd kindly suggest to sign up for my newsletter on massispipes.com
- smoking a tobacco pipe isn't healthy, but it is a lot less unhealthy then other types of tobacco usage as you generally don't inhale the smoke, and has in fact proven in studies to have some benificial effects as well.
I really like this. How much in US dollars for a pipe like this and when will it be ready?
@@jdavi-uu1yl😂😢
Simply gorgeous!
Beautiful
Such a satisfying process to watch unfold. Especially the final polishing! Beautiful piece!
THAT IS A FANTASTIC PIPE
ITS JUST RIGHT,NOT TOO FANCY,NOT TOO BLAND.JUST PERFECT..
no need to shout indoor voice plz jk
He's just trying to be heard over the sound of my lathe ;-)
Perfect as always👍
please compare pipes from different brands 🙏
Thanks 🌹
-How long drill bit do you need?
That guy: yes
Lol :-) I did in fact have to shop around until I finally found a drill bit that was long enough :-)
@@MassisPipes you are indeed a legend
I don't have a band saw so what I did was make a inverted mount for my jig saw and a vise grip for the trigger and it works just as good, just thought I'd put that out there for people who DIY😉
Super classic 😍
Lovely looking pipe , real classy . Thank you 😊
Oh that's a very nice pipe! So much fun watching it come to life.
Wow! Nice work!
absolutely amazing!!!!!! you made it look so easy, I know however how hard it is to do, fantastic work, I hope you get the recognition you deserve for your skilled work, thank you
Wonderful of you to allow us the privilege to be so educated about your woodworking process especially when they are so applicable. Of course, I subscribed. Thank you, Massis.
Lovely pipe, lovely craftsmanship.
Beautiful work
Beautiful !
Beautiful work!
I've always wondered how these were made. Thanks for posting.
(Perfect pipe for sitting in an overstuffed chair, in front of the fire on a cold winter's eve, with a good book.)
To call it beautiful work is being modiste the man made a work of art.🤩
Great job on making pipes that one made me going to buy one
I wish I could do this so bad! I couldn’t imagine having a custom built pipe!! I remember smoking on my pipe when I was in Iraq and fell in love with it
Me, too. And, I don't even smoke!
Love a few puffs from that work of art great job.
Lol 😆 . When he checked to see it just barely cleared the swing of the lathe. @ 0:45 That thing's a monster!
Yup, it didn't even fit my metal lathe, which is why i used my wood lathe :-)
Absolutely beautiful
Beautiful!!
wonderful to see the craftsmanship
Thank you PJ!
Easy to see why you have a waitlist! Brilliant work!🙏🏻
Not many pipe smokers about now!!
Judging by my viewcount, there's more than you'd think 😁. In all seriousness, there's many many fewer then in the olden days ofcourse, but the past years have seen people return to the pipe as an escape of our busy lifestyle.
@@MassisPipes shame I don’t smoke! Lol me mammy wouldn’t let me smoke and she was a heavy smoker! Lol but my father in law was a piper, we brought him a meachem pipe.
Wow amazing job man 👍
I don't smoke (well, OK, maybe a puff on a cigar every few years, at someone's wedding!), but after seeing this work of art, I wish I did :)
Life's too short any ways so I say smoke up
Beautiful pipe.
I absolutely love the green wood. I think I just might subscribe.
Beautiful looking pipe mate
That sure is beautiful.
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
Fun to watch.
So beautiful
Excellent.
This is awesome I want one and I don’t even smoke 🤣
Believe it or not, not there are more pipecollectors than you'd think who don't actually smoke ;-)
Loser!!
@@scottlocke8935 if this is how you actually act in real life then i feel so sorry for all the people who have to deal with you on a regular basis
@@scottlocke8935 well, at least you spelled it right🙄
How much do you charge for this pipe ?
Hermoso trabajo, muy prolijo y detallista.
Muchos gracias!
Very nice
Very nice Pipe thx
Wirklich eine sehr schöne Handwerkskunst. Meinen Respekt. Weiter so 👍 💪 🇩🇪.
Que coisa mais linda! Belo trabalho. Parabéns.
Obrigado!
I like it ... it's beautiful..👍👍👍
It's amazing 👏
I love your pipes but I live in south Africa and I don't think I will be able to afford those beautiful hand crafted pipes but it's sure are master pieces keep up producing those masterpieces
I've shipped to Argentina, USA, Spain, France and even South Africa, so that's not the problem ;-)
That is beautiful. I have tried to smoke pipes before and just can’t. But I thoroughly enjoy the look and ritual that goes along with them. Keep up the craftsmanship.
I'm curious to hear why you can't? Such a shame.
But thank you for the compliments!
I enjoy the ritual of it. But it is the next day the taste and smell. I smoked cigars for about a year and the one day I was done. My brother-in-law made some beautiful ones. I love hanging around people who smoke.
eu gosto muito desses tipos de cachimbos clássicos assim!
Big wood, rare, magnum! 👍
Came from reddit. Buddy, you are incredibly talented
Thank you! I still have a LOT to learn :-)
@@MassisPipes Don’t we all.
Where do you find inspiration when making your pipes?
@@neighborhoodman323 like every artist: I steal from others 🤣 J. Alan pipes, Yeti pipes, Walt Cannoy, Trever Talbert, Scottie Piersel, Downie Pipes,... There's so many great carvers.
I was once even lucky enough to visit Teddy Knudsen in his home.
And every now and then I just try some weird things for fun ;-)
Yes Please!
Nice 👍
Absolutely stunning. You are a gifted artist.
thank you Seth!
Sei un grande un grande Artista Bravo ❤❤❤👍👍👍
Peça perfeita!!!
Whirling stem of death
Nicely done
I have kindly requested the new owner of this pipe to not bludgeon people to death with it :-D
Good munshtuk ))) .👍
カッコイイ！
Maravilhoso!
Fantastico
Grazie :-)
It's good to know that old world craftsmanship is still alive and well. Makes me want to start pipe smoking again but it ain't gonna happen. Really glad to know that you have enough commissions to keep you going. Long may your work continue. I hope you are wearing an especially GOOD mask with SUPERIOR filter. Any kind of wood dust is not good for the lungs.
You're honorering that username :-)
I usually wear a 3M halfface with 2 big filters on top of dust extraction near the source :-)
Why not smoke again. A little puff now n then won't kill you
Old world craftsmanship on a modern lathe, lmfao
Actually pipes have been made on lathes for quite a long time. But really the machines only make it faster, a good pipemaker could make the same pipe completely by hand, it'll just take REALLY long ;-)
@@MassisPipes Brilliant work. Ignore the stupid comments :-)
Meravigliosa..!!!
Grazie!
Loving these videos! Keep 'em coming. To what point/grit do you sand the scratches from the file out of the stems before they hit the buffing wheel ?
Thanks! New one is in progress, but it'll take a bit of time.
Stems are generally sanded up to 600grit and then buffed. Since tripoli buffing paste equals roughly 800 grit courseness, there's little sense in sanding a stem past that.
Outstanding piece of art. Can you please post what kind of wood used for different parts? TY
There's actually only 1 piece of wood used, a nice block of Briar (Erica Arborea), a heather tree root ball, which only grows around the Mediterranean.
This particular piece was harvested in Catalonia, Spain, somewhere around 2014, after which I selected it at a briar mill :-)
The stem is ebonite, a type of high quality vulcanised rubber.
@@MassisPipes Thank you very much!
amazing woodturnning denonstration
Thank you Claude!
Emeğinize sağlık...👏
Ok thank you
I am not into smoking but pipes and cigars are cool for some reason.
Hebat karyanya
EU GOSTO DESSE TIPO CLÁSSICO SLIM RETO E SIMPLES 👍🤩
I want this pipe!
Awesome job!
Would you mind telling why you used leather dye instead of a wood stain? Reason I'm asking is because I work with wood and leather, I just never thought about using leather dye on wood. Also, what did you brush on the tobacco end of the pipe before you buffed it? I have a heavy mini wood lathe and I need to try this! 🍾
Woodstain usually contains a bunch of nasty chemicals and solvents. Fiebings Leather dye is alcohol based so the alcohol evaporates and it dries quickly.
But the REAL reason: I was taught this way by way more experienced pipemakers and it works wonderfully well :-)
@@MassisPipes Thanks for the info, I didn't know that about wood stain. Have you ever tried using the Pro dye that seems to be popular these days with leather workers? I think it's oil based but supposedly goes on more even. I'm not sure how it works on wood but it might be interesting to try.
Maestro with all due respect 🙏🏻: why maitre pipier won’t take apprentices or offer in- house workshops ? can’t find books.you are the first to offer a mini course on the subject and answer questions freely,wish you the best from texas.( I’m a pipe smoker )thanks
Honestly I'm a hobbyist, who only spends evenings and nights in a workshop. So there's no real possibility to take an actual apprentice. I'm happy my videos are helpful to others though :-)
Now I want to smoke a pipe.
You made a wonderful looking pipe. I bet it tasts great, with a fine Tobacco.
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Nice work, what is the material you put on the sand disc to clean it.
Thanks! It's a gummi stick, especially made for this purpose. Shops like harbor freight or HBM should have it for a couple of $\€ :-)
Beautiful pipe. I would almost be afraid to smoke it, but that’s it’s mission in life. How much time do you have invested in the ‘average” pipe?
Thank you!
Time invested varies wildly, I've done a pipe in 2.5 hours, others take 15. But a regular pipe is probably around 6-7 hours.
Beautiful work and craftsmenship!
I have to ask, did I see right and you buffed Carnuba wax 1st and white diamond 2nd?
Thank you! The first is Tripoli paste, Carnauba is 3rd and final, if I use it :-)
@@MassisPipes thanx!
That makes more sense 🙂
Beautiful work! And if you look at the pattern of worn paint on the left lower corner of the vise (at 7:36+), it looks like two children frolicking with a dog at their feet!
That vice was a gift for my first communion when I was 6 or 7 years old, so it's had a rough life over the past 25 years ;-)
@@MassisPipes Man, it's beautiful. As is your work. Love to see the process. Cheers!!
Be nice to see how well it smokes!
I'm yet to hear any complaints after 10 years :-)
Superbe
This is a really nice piece.... Excellent work...
How fast does the grinding/polishing motor spin?
Thank you :-) this is a 1750rpm 2hp motor
@@MassisPipes Thank you for the info....
Looks like a good handy rig to remove material in an efficient manner, also to finish up the piece without getting another machine, a good bonus for people with limited space..
@@mckutzy a static motor with a drill chuck mounted to it is by far the most versatile tool in the shop! You can use it as a sanding disc for rough and fine shaping, use it as a drilling tool to drill all the holes, mount buffing tools to buff & polish the pipe, ...
With attachments you could even turn tenons.
Beautifully made. How long did it take to finish the pipe? 👍🏻😁🇦🇺
All in all, this one took around 6 or 7 hours I believe. I don't quite keep an eye on the time when I'm in my workshop :-)
wonderful, can someone please let me know the type of grinder/sander at 2:27? it has a long rod and plenty of space to work around with the pipe.
It's a basic electric motor with a hook&loop sanding pad screwed into the thread on the axle
thanks so much! I have a grinder, but the shaft on this is nice and long, really nice access. @@MassisPipes
Very well done..liked and subbed...I once had a long pipe that was styled after general macarthers large corn cob pipe but it was hand carved ..not sure what wood..but it smoked very smooth...you do beautiful work sir...perhaps one day ..I shall enjoy one of yours.
Thank you for your comments, and welcome to the channel :-)
The general's pipe was pretty famous, Missouri Meerschaum still sells identical corn cob pipes!
Beatiful peace! What a green material?
German Ebonite, a type of vulcanised rubber.
Complimenti bellissima...una domanda al minuto 6,30 circa che disco usi per tagliare ?? Dove si trova???
It's a Dremel 199 carving bit: us.dremel.com/en_US/products/-/show-product/accessories/dremel-199-carving-bit
You can get it at a local hardware store, or on amazon for example : www.amazon.it/Dremel-199-Frese-Velocit%C3%A0-Diametro/dp/B0035PVR7M/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=1&keywords=dremel+199&qid=1621586488&sr=8-1
@@MassisPipes grazie infinite
I thought something would have gone in the 'cup' of the pipe where the tobacco burns, maybe it does and I missed it/wasn't shown. Lovely anyway, the sand blasting trick was pretty cool, I have never seen that in distressing wood before.
"something" as in a metal screen? That is only done on weed/hash pipes, and is not needed in a regular tobacco pipe since you only lightly draw on a tobacco pipe and the tobacco itself generally clings together once packed in the pipe, preventing it from passing through the airway.
What I generally do apply, is a layer of active carbon coating inside the bowl to prevent burnout, although this shouldn't be needed if a pipe is smoked by a careful pipesmoker.
As for sandblasting, it's actually been a common way of finishing tobacco pipes for many years, but is rarely used in other woodworking projects 😃
@@MassisPipes I meant the burnout issue, but it seems to not be a thing.
I was a cabinet maker when I was young, the sandblasting is new to me, it's a cleaver idea really and gives a nice effect.
@@dawnrazornephilim i coat before I ship them, but that's not in the video :-)
looked at your website couldnt find one like this for sale. I would love to have one of your pipes.
Unfortunately I'm a solo hobbyist, so I rarely ever have stock. Your best bet is to sign up for my newsletter, so you'll be informed when I take new orders. Then you can commission one to your liking.
What was the Golden product in the glass jar?
A very light cut shellac
Darn...Now I feel like buying ANOTHER pipe
An artisan, an artist and a good video editor. Just out of curiosity, do you smoke a pipe?
Occasionally yes, definitely not a chain-smoker :-) but it would be hard to know if you've made a good pipe without knowing what that entails :-)
What is the green and black material you used on the mouth piece?
Ebonite
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Omg wow, that my friend, is absolutely gorgeous.
I want this, how much?
Thanks for the compliment!
Unfortunately this one was a commission, so it's already sold. I'm also not accepting orders currently, as I'm struggling to keep up with commissions right now and I don't want the waiting times to get TOO long.
If you want, you can sign up to my newsletter here: eepurl.com/brtEeb , I rarely send out emails, but it's the easiest way to be informed when I start accepting orders again :-)
@@MassisPipes all done, I’ve subscribed, thank you and good luck 🤞
It looks fantastic, i guess you have already sold it , May i how much was the price ?
It was indeed sold to the customer who commissioned it. Honestly I don't remember the exact pricing...
excellent
Q: what's the material you used to make stem ?
A section of SEM Ebonite rod from Germany :-)
@@MassisPipes 🙏
I need like a sample box lol
Beautiful pipe. Why do you use leather dye to stain the wood?
It's the way I've learned from multiple very experienced pipemakers. I've experimented with some other dyes, but none come close to this.
@@MassisPipes I definitely can see your point. The dye really makes such a difference as compared to other dyes that have been used. Thanks for the response.
What do you use dyes and color coating, friends?

Fiebings Leather Dye is the default coloring agent for most pipemakers.
Wow great work sir
Watch the type of wood
Erica Arborea, also known as Briar
@@MassisPipes
Thanks
Where do you get such a big piece of briar?
I was lucky enough to be able to visit my briar cutter and hand select some pieces, among which were 2 massive ebouchons for Lumberman style pipes :-)
What do you mean a sand pit opened up? And what is on the bowl to give it that sheen and make the grain pop without burning?
When the heather grows, the root ball will often grow around tiny rocks and sand, enclosing them inside.
So when you make a pipe from a perfect looking piece of briar, you might suddenly sand into a large, previously hidden, hole in the wood: a sandpit.
@@MassisPipes ah, so liiterally a sand pit as opposed to a sandpit, tks. What about the stain on the bowl?
@@dingo5208 Leather dye, a black basecoat for contrast and a brown toplayer to bring out the grain :-)
@@MassisPipes thanks, you popped up in my feed for some reason (I gave lots of cigar channels saved), and now I'm watching another pipe being made. I have a couple pipes, one being all made with hand tools by old gentlemen wearing suits. The could turn out a pipe in 24 hours with no power tools. I always thought that's how it was done, and now I see you in a t shirt working on a lathe and see the other way. It's a lesson in contrast.
I might not wear a suit, but the contrast is less than you'd think. My first pipe was made with a handdrill, a set of files and lots of sandpaper. It also took me about 30 hours of work and it was hideous ;-)