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@@ChristopherKeillor-m9d from what I understand, it was common that derivatives of cannabis and opium as well as many other plant and sometimes animal byproducts were smoked around the world before tobacco made its way around the globe.

@EccentricArtisan cannabis marijuana whatever is South American opium Asia but still quite expensive for the average person to smoke in the old days. There were other plants in Europe that were smoked I'm just trying to figure out what they were, and their benefits, taste, Medical, things like that

@ cannabis is actually believed to have also been first cultivated and smoked in Asia. As far as European plants, I’m not terribly familiar with specific ones and their prevalence or benefits/attributes.

@@andrewdees3951 depends on what you like, as there are many different kinds of tobacco to experience. For a long time, a personal favorite of mine has been Sutliff Spiced Rum.

@@winegarstronghold2734 thank you!

@@markfrancis98 it’s not easy, but it is possible to burn a hole with a hot wire. If you had the patience to use a curved piece of wire and repeatedly heat it and clear material it might work 🤷🏻‍♂️ You could also see whether there’s a straight path through the curved section that you could drill. Hard to know without seeing it. Definitely a tricky task though. Thank you!

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@@Demonoid1990 the first I ever made had a straight stem. That was back in my teens as well. the steel pipe in the stem wouldn’t bend too well without kinking and it also robs you of the cool and dry smoke you get with the long wood stem. That’s the thing I love the most about wood churchwardens. Bummer about it getting stolen! I’ve not much to theft, but it’s definitely a frustrating experience.

@@TheTurinturumbar I don’t find that the steaming takes away from other things I’m working on, but the new steaming chimney I am working on should increase speed. I personally wouldn’t put sand down the stem intentionally. But to each their own.

@EccentricArtisan good catch, works for bending metal pipes if you don't have the proper tool. So something water soluble like salt or sugar, still less water with a quick rinse than steaming a long time.

@@TheTurinturumbar I remember forming pvc pipes with heated sand once. It worked quite well! The main reasoning for not wanting to put anything in the wood stem is to avoid unintentionally leaving anything in or imparting anything to the wood. The advantage to water is that I don’t run that risk.

@@EccentricArtisan Hey, that one went right in the tool box. Thanks. Would it though? A bit of salt would change the taste that much? Couldn't you just rinse it again in that case? I've honestly never made anything where flavour has mattered that much so just asking.

@@TheTurinturumbar just sharing my own hypothesis, as I haven’t tried it, but I’m quite certain that heated and re-humidified salt or sugar residue would change taste/smell. It takes very little to do so, especially when you are attentive to the nuances of different tobaccos. Also, salt leaves a significant residue as does sugar when dissolved and left to absorb and/or reconstitute. The wood will actually take on a lot of the carbon and resin from tobacco which is what you want. It’s one of the main reasons why I also don’t coat the inside of the bowl with anything. It’s good for the flavor/scent profile that the pipes develops. And the cleaner you keep the stem, the better it’s moisture and heat absorption. Those properties are what makes a wood churchwarden superior in smoking quality to other pipes. That’s my personal opinion anyhow.

@@blackthornknives Thanks very much! I appreciate you watching and commenting!

@@Bobalouie49 for the bowl or bit joint, sure. For the stem though, not the right tool. Most don’t have enough stroke to make the 12” hole let along longer ones. Hand drilling lets you directly feel what the bit is doing. Whether it is moving freely or binding. You also have a better sense of the amount of pressure you are applying and whether to increase or decrease it.

@@tmoney6128 I’ve got a new steaming setup I’m testing that actually utilizes a small chimney coming out of a pot. The stem can be inserted into the chimney, and the bowl can stay outside of it. I’m testing a couple of different jigs and methods for a future iteration of this video/process.

@EccentricArtisan sounds awesome plus really inovative! Good on ya for thinking of that. Can't wait to see it in action! 👍✌️🤞☝️❣️

@@tmoney6128 hopefully they all work out well 🤞🏻 I’m looking forward to sharing them!

@@EccentricArtisan bet, good luck broman! I'll be rooting for ya!✌️👍👍

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@@NWOHIO77 Thank you! Glad you found it 😊

@@amosherrera6853 so true!

@@mblaber2000 just smoke tobacco at a slow, steady rate. After several bowls, you will start to see the “cake” develop in the bowl. This is a dark colored coating that is simply the build up of the carbon and tar from the burned tobacco. Do a bit of research about managing the cake if you want to get into the details of it, but that is all the bowl needs!

@@mblaber2000 🤷🏻‍♂️ my first hand experience with it is negligible, so I can’t speak to it with much credibility. To each their own, but I would prefer a non-chemical process on this case.

@@KevinBAXTER-w8z Thank you sir!

@@2indaPink 😁 thank you!

@@blerg just bring the wood to a smooth surface finish and leave it. Smoking should develop a “cake” which is just the layers of carbon and resin from burned tobacco.

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@@meorsotheythought2095 thanks very much 😁

@@andrewneedham3281 Thank you sir!

@@alizarincrimson123 Thank you!

@@johnboekhout8602 Hey John, I can say from my experience that wood can be bent an incredible amount, but the key is to have it as saturated with water as you can get it. The more moisture you can force into it the better. It’s really all about experimenting with the wood you have and nailing down your process. I would recommend practicing on scrap or sacrificial pieces until you are sure you’ve got the hang of it.

@EccentricArtisan thank you 😊

@@johnboekhout8602 you’re welcome!

@@DarthSmokin thank you very much! I like to stick to natural materials mostly, but that’s just my personal preference. I use bone/antler as well as horn. Bone and antler are very similar in how they appear and work because they are essentially the same thing. Horn is more like many layers of the material your fingernails are made from. If you do a bit of google searching you’ll be able to find them for sale.

@@donaldmckernan6335 thank you 😊

@@scottbaker9200 thank you!!

@@trahtrebor thank you! I hope your stem making goes well! I’m not entirely sure that I follow what you are saying.

@EccentricArtisan When you drilled the stem, the drill drifted away from the location where you had drawn the bowl. My thought centered around using a wider piece of wood and possibly making more than one pipe at a time. My theory was to layout where you wanted the bowls on a bigger piece of wood and then drill the stem. I was thinking that you could then make easier adjustments to the bowl location in relationship to the stem holes. Thinking more about it, I'm not sure if it would be worth the trouble. Especially if the stem holes drifted toward each other. Lol

@trahtrebor I see what you are saying now. Yeah, I think it could definitely cause headaches with the potential for drift from separate stems overlapping the space of nearby layouts. I’m currently making a jig, to share in a future video, that should help alleviate drift and human error as much as possible. I’m also trying to keep it fairly simple and inexpensive.

Thank you!

@@xiansams4069 Thank you! 😊

@@logalisfat Thank you!

@@SirLeDoux you wouldn’t actually, at least not with the draft hole. There are several reasons, but the main ones are limited stroke length and inability to feel the drill. With a drill press you’d be far more likely to break your bits, and you’d be limited to how far you can drill. Also, this video is more about showing the accessibility of the project and what’s possible. You would have an easier time using a jig that put a handheld drill on rails, with the support of drill bearings for your bit. I will be showing that in a future video.

@@realholyrosaries I don’t always measure when I cut it, but they are generally close to that size. And it honestly depends a lot on your patience and ability to drill slowly, taking small amounts of material at a time. You can always go a bit bigger with your material if you want more wiggle room.

@@MarioBelanger-x7q thank you!

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@@jim6690 It’s called a shaving horse. There are many different variations of it if you look up plans to build one or just look through images on the internet. I made mine based on looking at some I’ve seen and used.

@@EccentricArtisan Beautiful. Thanks so much.

@ you’re welcome!

@@ThaTurdBurglar thanks! I don’t give specific wood recommendations for a variety of reasons. But mainly because I am not snobbish about it. Traditional pipe makers will tell you briar only. But if not briar then it must be morta. And so on. Essentially you are combatting temperature and moisture changes as well as exposure to flame/embers. Wood can be susceptible to burning and cracking under those changes, and the best way to combat that is with wood that is very dense and hard. Briar burl along with any other burl, works well because it has those characteristics as well as very irregular grain pattern.

@@repoman146 Glad to hear it! You are very welcome 😁

@@Old_Fafnir thank you! I won’t recommend specific woods, but make sure the wood isn’t toxic or doesn’t cause a bad reaction for you. The denser the wood, the better though. I generally leave the interior of the bowl well sanded so the surface is very smooth but raw wood. As a pipe is smoked, so long as proper care is taken, a nice “cake” should form. This is simply the carbon and resin from burned tobacco.

@@Pexhe Большое спасибо!

@EccentricArtisan у меня для вас идея для видео диджириду это наверно сложно но интересно.

@@Pexhe Не могу ничего обещать, но мне все равно было бы интересно это услышать!

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@@quickdrawz05 my first ever single piece pipe was made from walnut. Though wandering is somewhat affected by the wood itself, the material generally still has less influence over it than other factors. Most of those being related to the human element. I don’t claim drilling them is easy, that’s for sure 😅

@@cazmarius3442 I think a lathe certainly could help alleviate bit wander. It’s also one of the many tools I’d love to own but don’t have yet. And, though I do have many tools, I think accessibility of a project is something important for me to share in a lot of my videos. However, I am working on a relatively inexpensive jig that will likely work better than a lathe for this. I’m hoping to share it in a future video!

Thank you!

@@mikejohnson6022 it’s a lot of fun adding the bend to the stem. Really opens a whole new world of creative possibilities.

@@patmayer7222 that’s an interesting approach to the stem. Very creative! I like it!!

@@VikingRagnar-cp7ql Thanks very much!!

@@RollieKid Thanks 😊