Thanks Bob! Apologies, I didn't notice your question for a while. It smokes really well in the chamber and draws nicely I seem to have done a decent job of that. It caked up almost right away with a little honey. The only problem is a split in the mortise. I cut it a bit small with little room for fitting a nice stem unfortunately, so I have been using a hollowed out stick until I figure out what to do about it. And because I'm worried about ruining it I don't smoke it often. Only when I'm trying to come up with a remedy. Suggestions are welcome..The oak pipe is lovely. You posted it back in January. So...how's it smoke?
Ahh, I mighty Maple tree. Good for syrup or pipes. You are making the most of your trees.My first attempt. I cut a section off a maple branch I felled last winter and drilled it out to half an inch then whittled it out til I was happy with it. The stem is a piece of ash I poked the pith out of with some wire.
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Ahh, I mighty Maple tree. Good for syrup or pipes. You are making the most of your trees.I have a coffee table and two end tables made from 2" thick slabs of Maple cut many years ago. What did you make from the Tulip Popular you cut? That was some very pretty wood.
We ended up using the wood to build a new back deck. It's rather rough and rustic, but I love the look of it, personally. I'll get some pictures of it tomorrow.
But I can't for the life of me figure out how you people are hallowing out the centers of such small branches for pipe stems. Some are even curved.
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