Home made Bing pipe

[luvmysuper]

Before the Bruno Nuttens Bing pipes dropped on tobbacopipes, I had the idea to make my own Bing pipe. I ordered a couple of stummels and stems from RNA treasures, and some nickel bands, stems and a stem turning tool from Vermont Freehand.

I received all the parts and started working on it. The stummel I received from RNA was LOADED with voids, and as I have no idea how or what materials to use to fill briar voids, I decided to rusticate the pipe.

I used a rough wood rasp (I'm going to have to make the tool if I am going to do this again), and stained it a dark chocolate brown. Sanded down the stummel to accept the band and attached it, then turned a stem down to fit the pipe.

Tripoli compound on all, and then a buffing with carnauba wax. Interestingly, with the rusticated surface, there was a lot of dry white wax dust in the craters of the pipe, so I used a heat gun to melt the carnauba then hand buffed it once the "white" was gone.

Overall length is 7 1/8 inches.

I think it turned out ok for my first Bing attempt, my first band attempt, my first stem turning and my first rustication!

 

[Kentos]

Looks really good Phil! I trust you have seen the tools they used to rusticate?

 

[luvmysuper]

Looks really good Phil! I trust you have seen the tools they used to rusticate?

Yes, I have almost everything I need, I'm going to print out a handle to use and put it together with casting epoxy.

 

[Kentos]

How many prongs were you thinking of glueing on? Also Eltang has a really interesting rustication method using a drill bit that might interest you too.

 

[luvmysuper]

How many prongs were you thinking of glueing on? Also Eltang has a really interesting rustication method using a drill bit that might interest you too.

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I'm thinking 7 to 10 nails.
I kind of like the random appearance from the nails as opposed to the more patterned ones I've seen done with dremels or drills.

 

[JCinPA]

Holy smokes, Phil, that's amazing. And I was all proud of my self for making a George scraping tool from a paring knife and cleaning the sludge out of a filthy pipe! No way I would ever attempt this. Bravo!

I think you're going to be a "retired" custom pipe maker before 2022 is out, my friend.

 

[ylekot]

That looks great!

 

[luvmysuper]

Holy smokes, Phil, that's amazing. And I was all proud of my self for making a George scraping tool from a paring knife and cleaning the sludge out of a filthy pipe! No way I would ever attempt this. Bravo!

I think you're going to be a "retired" custom pipe maker before 2022 is out, my friend.

No, that means timelines, obligation and pressure!
I'm doing this because it's fun. I don't want to change anything that turns it from fun into work, and nothing does that faster than timelines, obligations and pressure!


And... it's a far cry from taking a stummel, drilling an airway and modifying it versus actually making a stummel from a block of briar.

 

[alpster]

EXCELLENT!

 

[Rooster FPV]

That looks amazing!!!

 

[Mike H]

Fantastic job Phil!

 

[KeenDogg]

Doesn't look homemade. Wow.

 

[BigFoot]

Where do you put the water?

Seriously, that looks good, Phil.

 

[luvmysuper]

Where do you put the water?

Seriously, that looks good, Phil.

Soapy water for bubbles!

 

[luvmysuper]

My Bruno Nuttens Bing arrived in the post today, so I snapped a pic side by side. Within 1/16 of the same length, so I guesstimated it pretty well.

 

[luvmysuper]

@Kentos
Finally made my rusticating tool!

 

[luvmysuper]

Waiting for a tin of C&D Crooner to arrive so I can break them in!

 

[Hirsute]

Waiting for a tin of C&D Crooner to arrive so I can break them in!

You probably know this, but Crooner has deer tongue in it, and quite a bit. It’s an acquired taste, so if it tastes weird to you, mix some Crooner 50:50 with a straight burley like carter hall or Prince Albert to cut the proportion of deer tongue.

 

[AimlessWanderer]

You probably know this, but Crooner has deer tongue in it, and quite a bit. It’s an acquired taste, so if it tastes weird to you, mix some Crooner 50:50 with a straight burley like carter hall or Prince Albert to cut the proportion of deer tongue.

Shouldn't be a problem. He likes 1792 flake, so I don't think he has any tastebuds.