Pipe Carving

[Hangten]

Does anyone carve their own pipes? I saw a starter kit on one of the frequent sites most of us visit and started thinking.... Anyone interested in starting an annual or biannual B&B BL pipe carving contest. Pride being the reward. I guess it would be a lot like the gold dollar straight razor contest. We could record our progress, successes, and failures. Then at the end allow people to vote on them. Let's hear your thoughts. Or

 

[Bk124tt]

Wow! I like the idea!! For me personally I wouldn't know where to start, but I guess there is always you tube....

 

[Hangten]

http://pipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_Making

"Most pipe makers are not addicted to tobacco, most are addicted to making pipes." -Pipedia

Oh no! What have I started! It just for fun....right....right?

 

[Slash McCoy]

I guess it would be a lot like the gold dollar straight razor contest.

Only if you started out with a Dr. Grabow.

 

[Bk124tt]

Well said!

Only if you started out with a Dr. Grabow.

 

[Hangten]

That could be an option. May be the cheapest way to proceed.

you in Slash.... I could only imagine what your creative abilities would produce!

 

[jiminyshiznit]

I want to carve a pipe either way, but I like the contest idea. Starting with a kit, or reworking an old pipe.. either option sounds good. Or, maybe that's our first two contests already queued up.

 

[brother cavefish]

They have some bowls in different styles without the vent hole drilled on eBay for about 9.00 plus shipping

 

[ctr]

Does this count? I made this bowl in a primitive skills class many years ago.

 

[Hangten]

Does this count? I made this bowl in a primitive skills class many years ago.

Nice work! Have you smoked from it? (It looks a little clean..)

 

[the_edski]

I'd be up for either of the contests. Sounds like a good reason to learn a new skill!

 

[ctr]

Nice work! Have you smoked from it? (It looks a little clean..)

Once. The pipe has great spiritual meaning to me so its not an everyday pipe. The original stem was cedar but it did not survive a move some years back.

 

[jiminyshiznit]

I bet that cedar stem looked awesome.. neat pipe, and that pouch takes it over the top!

 

[Hangten]

ctr, that is so awesome!

 

[Blade Boy]

I would be up for it.

 

[conroygc]

Pipe carving seems really hard. Getting the dimension right on a billiard, with everything coming out even and looking right...yikes! Sounds like it would take a lot of practice.

That being said I'd be in for a refurb/reworked pipe contest!

 

[Blade Boy]

Pipe carving seems really hard. Getting the dimension right on a billiard, with everything coming out even and looking right...yikes! Sounds like it would take a lot of practice.

That being said I'd be in for a refurb/reworked pipe contest!

It is hard who says you have to do a Billiard (one of the hardest shapes to get right, and one of the most boring IMO) you could always do a freehand.

 

[Thu'umhammer]

I have too little woodworking talent to participate, but I'd definitely watch with interest.

 

[Argonaut]

I'm game. I'd recommend a starter kit with the tennon already flushed, this is extremely difficult without a lathe or specialty tools.

 

[tlag77]

This sounds pretty good, I hsd been yhinking about trying it myself. I have no tools to speak of but it would still be nteresting.

*Has, *thinking, *interesting. Stupid fat fingers on little android keyboard.