Was going to use a piece of cherry to make a stem. Couldn't find my drill bit. Ran across this. Walked into backyard found a maple. Under 30 minutes I now have more stems than pipes! Fast efficient...
Nice method. Just pruned a lot of mimosa, privet, ash, black walnut, and hackberry. One of the best methods I've seen in the several years I've been trying different methods. I am lucky enough to have many dozens of stainless wire hangers. My old place of employment had our uniforms professionally laundered. They returned our laundry always on these stainless hangers.
@@TNBushcrafter it’s great to have you with us! Those all sound like wonderful stem materials to me. I want to do more on this topic soon. Welcome to the tribe!
Wow, i'll newer forget this methode. Thank you so much. I've been searching the woods for a stem with a soft pith. Now i know how to do it. Greetings from the Netherlands,, Kitty.
Perhaps it's been mentioned, but look for low-alloy-steel wire for this if you can. Zinc (galvanized steel) and chrome (stainless steel)-fumes are truly awful. Welding instructors definitely drilled that into me. Thanks for an interesting video, definitely a sub!
Hello, and welcome to the tribe. Unfortunately the borers are here too and they are killing our ash . Nothing we can do but watch. Hopefully the saplings and seed stock will be spared.
I like to use Staghorn sumac wood for my cherokee pipe stems. The woods center core is like a natural soft Styrofoam. You can cut a branch of it and bend it while it's green on a form and it will dry that way. Then take a metal bendable rod and push it through the center and push out all the natural foam out and your left with a smooth hole all the way through. Then all you have to do is scrape the bark off and its smooth under the bark with no sanding. Some native tribes would even use the leaves as part of their tobacco blends and the red berries makes a great tea.
@@AdisiTaliWaya thank you for checking out our channel! Staghorn sumac is awesome stuff and beautiful this time of year. I love the tea, it’s like red zinger. We’re lucky to have such a variety of good stem material out there. It’s great to have you with us!
Stumbled upon this video this summer and thought it was really cool! Started finding some ash regen/branches and making some pipes out of hardwoods in my area. Found myself making pipes for friends, and I’ve recently started selling them too. Thank you!
Welcome to the tribe!! That makes my day that you have been inspired by our videos, it’s one of the biggest reasons why we are doing this. I would love to see some of your work. Thank you for your support!
I used to make corn cob pipes when I was a kid growing up on a farm. I used hickory for the stems, cleaning the pith out with an old guitar string. The guitar string was steel, of course and wrapped, I found the pitch caught in the wrappings like it was some kind of flexible round file. The "hot wire" process you're using seems a bit faster, though. I've been wanting to take up smoking a nice pipe again, especially when I'm sitting in my sailboat anchored somewhere watching the sun go down. But, it has to be a special kind of 'signature' pipe for me, so I've got to make it myself. Your video is a great help! Thanks.
Thank you Ye Pirate, so happy you have found our channel!! I hope you enjoy it wherever the winds take you. We have a video on carving a pipe out of pipestone you might like. Safe travels to you and l would love to see your pipe once you have done it!
@@StockmanOriginal Thank you! I'm real happy to find your channel. I have a few very antique (1800's Native American made) pipe bowls that had been made from the red or reddish-brown pipestone, and thought about putting a stem in one and trying it out, but it's something that once belonged to and was enjoyed by someone else long ago and it seems a bit of a personal or spiritual intrusion if I were to do that. I do a lot of pirate reenacting and thought I'd look for something similar to a meerschaum type of hardened clay so that I could carve a skull and cross-bones out of it. I'm thinking that as it toasted and browned with use, it would give the skull and bones a nice "old-timey" look. Speaking of pipes... Have you ever tried making a ceramic bowl as an insert inside the wooden pipe? I'm' wondering how something like a thickened version of the stuff they used to make porcelain would work out. I almost think that it could be largely dried in an oven and would eventually cure itself as the pipe is broken in and smoked. Also, I have a source of good, thick black slate here on the farm and it would probably work well as a pipe stone. I'll send you some if you wish. Hmm... that has me thinking about carving the skull and cross-bones from that. It'd look outstanding in a polished slate or soapstone.
Sorry it took so long to respond but yes a skull and cross bones pipe would look awesome in black slate! No l haven’t tried lining a wooden pipe with clay, l would probably just make a liner out of pipestone or slate. I would love a little black slate to play with, hit me on Facebook messenger and we can talk.
@@brianstockman5764 Brian, thanks for the info. I haven't started carving it yet -- still inundated with some family stuff. The slate quarry is just adjacent to my farm, so there's no problem getting you some black slate. There's supposed to be some slate on my farm, too, but I haven't found it yet. Give me some idea of the sizes/thickness that will work for you and I'm sure the neighbor will just give it to me. I can probably pack and send it in one of those USPS fixed rate boxes. Are you interested in any clays? We have a clay here (and I'm not sure which one it is) that was famous for pottery making in the 1700s and 1800s. There's a white, gray and a bluish gray. It's in the riverbank that borders my farm. I've never played with the stuff, but it might make some interesting pipes, etc. but would have to be fired, of course. I don't have a FB account, so we'll have to get in touch some other way.
Thank you Lugh444,and welcome to the tribe! That’s true, there used to be a little factory near me that made those pipes and I have a few, the reeds they used grow here too.
Hello, I just found your channel while searching for pipes. I'm a boat builder and we use Ash for a lot of things on boats, combings and trim pieces. It's great to see others creating things using simple old world techniques and natural materials. New subscriber. Thank you so much for what you do.
Hello Rebuilding Gnoseas, we’re so happy you found our channel! I fell in love with ash as a kid because I spent a lot of time on snowshoes. I felt to be able to make something as cool as that would be amazing and ash was the magic ingredient. Since those days I have used ash for a lot of things, wonderful wood. Thanks for the subscription and WELCOME TO THE TRIBE!!!
I've been look at how to make a wizard/hobbit/churchwarden style pipe and this is exactly the video I needed. I had no idea such a technique existed nor how I would have even found it without dumb luck. Thank you so much. In my area pecan and dogwood are plentiful and will have to look and see if either are suitable.
graefx, l’m so happy this video helped you out. That’s exactly why we have been doing them. There’s another video in our library that you might enjoy on making a hobbit pipe. Love to see how you make out.
I did very much. Pipestone was not something I was aware of and have a lot to research now with care and use before I make that jump. I really appreciate the result reminding me of the Rankin Bass depiction of hobbit pipes.
Oceanspray or creambush , sometimes called ironwood here in B.C. , also very hard ,pithcored. I've drilled curved pipestems with a modified bikespoke . Makes excellent ,long lasting bowls too.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I'm looking into making my own pipe and this is such a simple but fantastic technique to use! Love your style as well. ❤
Good stuff! Another neat material for pipe stems is reed, it's naturally hollow although there are some knots on the inside. I've made short pipe stems with it and it works great, I've had the same idea of burning those knots with a hot wire and it's nice to see how well that technique works out with regular wood.
Oops, hit the wrong button! Anyway, there was a pipe factory back in the nineteenth century and these pipes were designed to be used with those reeds. The reeds were probably cut between the knuckles. They’re handy but not as sturdy as the wooden ones.
Thank you so much McNerdy Makes, I have been enjoying your channel as well. The sword in the stone was so cool, and I loved what you did with your sewing room!
@@StockmanOriginal thank you!!! Unfortunately, I’m moving so the room will no longer be mine 😔 but on the bright side I get to build my own workshop out on an acreage. Maybe Brian has some timber framing tips for me lol.
How exciting to be building a place on some land, that’s great!! Your sewing room was good practice and I’m sure your next one will be even better. Find some one with a sawmill, it could be handy.
Works great, another easy way I've found is to simply put the wire in a power drill chuck and use the friction from the rotation to get rid of the pith. No heating required
Hello and thank you for checking out our channel! I think at that point Cornelia was still waiting for me to finish her up. She’s all set now and back in her home state.
Is there a chance that the hot wire will poke out of the side of the stem? You were pushing it in so nonchalantly it was the only thing I could think about
Hellooooo and welcome to the tribe! No, the pith is so soft and the wood is so hard that there’s no chance of that happening. If the pith was tight and you had to force the wire through it might take a detour but you would feel it coming. Pretty safe but thank you for your concern.😉
@@StockmanOriginal it’s a common English pest tree here in Australia but invaluable for anything that requires long straight shafts, including pipes. Carving the bowl now thank you again!
I know this is a few years old, but found this via the hobbiton piper's channel. nice work. BUT that yellow gas you said came off your galvanised wire is called mustard gas. yep, the same stuff they lobbed into trenches in World War 1 and yes, it is REALLY bad for you. Hope you're still with us
Hello User, welcome to the tribe! Yup, still here , but thanks for the heads up, l had no idea that’s what that was. Good thing I don’t mess with it much. Won’t at all now.
Muchas gracias! gran video. I was looking for a video like this. i wanted to make a pipe for my dad for a long time but 2 part and Glue cola dont convice me. it seems dangeus to me.
@@StockmanOriginal La termine. he love it. i use the tree we have in yard is "ciruelo" for the other part i use Pine since it was bigger and i know the material. its winter here in chile so the wood is dry. thanks for the video again
@@woodyplis9180 Thanks for checking us out Woodyplis. To the best of my knowledge you are the first member of our tribe from Chile and we are so happy to have you!!
Hello Tom, thank you for checking out our channel. I’m not sure about Douglas fir, it depends on the pith( very center of the stick). If it’s big enough to run a hot wire through maybe but it’s still a little delicate being a soft wood. I would look into shrubs and bushes, alder or maybe willow.
@Stockman Original sorry I meant can it be used as a main pipe body instead of like Briar or a stem. I will buy a blank if need be I just thought if I have it use it. I can't find anything on ifnit releases toxins when heat is applied so I'm unsure. Thank you for the reply
@@TattooedNSnappedBack Thank you Brennan, there was a time when I could have used them but I think l’m all set for now. Thank you too for being part of our growing tribe.
Hi! First, thank you for this video. I found it informative, and it answered a question I've had for a long time (about how pipe makers make that long skinny, crooked hole). I made one this weekend using a coat hanger and a sapling that I think is ash. However, after this process if I "pull" through the stem, its like drinking a campfire. Super chalky/smoky/nasty tasting. I took the now-cold wire and jammed it in the hole a few times, then blew into it and a lot of black dust shoots out. Do you have a recommendation for "finishing" the inside? Did i not burn enough? Too much? Should i try to use something to continue scraping the burnt stuff out of it? Compressed air? Does the tobacco smoke mask this? Any advice is appreciated. Trying to make one for a good friend and want it to be great 😎 thank tou again
Hello Superwesman, so happy to have you with us. Once l get the hole burnt out I do usually run it through a few more times and blow it out. I’ve never really had a problem with the taste, ash is kinda sweet. If you double over some fine wire, like you would use to making a wreath, then twist it up , of course make sure it’s long enough to run through the stem, you can use that as a cleaning swab by putting some cotton string or something in the eye. But I think you might not have used ash, just guessing. There are some nasty tasting woods out there.
Hi Robert, thank you for checking out our channel. I would think fruitless Mulberry would be good so long as it’s not poisonous like one variety of sumac, l’m just not familiar with mulberry.
Hello Soldier Drew and welcome to our tribe. No, I didn’t make that one. It’s an antique Sami knife which I treasure greatly. The blade is signed and the handle is made from rain deer antler.
Hey Stan, thanks for checking us out. As for wild rose, if you cut a sprig and look for a pith large enough to burn out, that would tell you. I have never tried rose but some shrubs have naturally hollow stems. I say, give it a try, what’s to lose.
Hello azknight, and welcome to the tribe. You might find some maple suckers to have an open enough pith to use but generally not. One person mentioned elderberry and that sounded good. Try looking for suckers growing out of a cut stump for the maple and please let me know how it works out.
Hello there, thanks for checking out our channel. I would love to make a tamper for you. Do you ever use messenger? That’s the easiest way to reach me. Hope to hear from you.
Hello mfcpwoodworking, thanks for watching. I’ll bet it would, the dogwood around here usually has a pretty small pith but once in a while you find one that works well. German pipes often have young cherry stems with the shiny plum colored bark.
@@StockmanOriginal Unfortunately I have to wait till the bark turns red. Even after drying it stays a deep red brown colour. I currently make hair sticks out of it but I'm eager to do this.
Looking for a piece of ash.. Looking for a sucker.. Sorry.. I couldn't resist, the jokes just write themselves. But amazing job, I had wondered how you'd do this, short of having some kind of flexible drill bit.
Hi Kyle, thanks for checking us out! I had a piece of copper wire that I used for that one, but a coat hanger or any wire of a heavy gauge except galvanized, doesn’t use galvanized wire.
Use something with hollows seperated by thin pith joints similar to bamboo. Elderberry (Sambucas) and empress paulownia tree are two. It is 99% done inside, just needs an easy poke.
Question, how long did it take to burn through that piece of ash, I was beginning to try this but it was taking really long lol, just curious how long it took you to do it
Hey Dylan, thanks for watching. It only takes a couple minutes really, problems l could think of would be: sometimes the saplings have smaller piths, or maybe the wire is too small and doesn’t hold the heat( l use coat hanger wire). The pith is usually about 1/8” on the ones I do.
@@StockmanOriginal yep something wasn’t right, it took like 5 or 10 minutes and went like a inch, I’ll try to find something with a larger pith, I think that might have been the problem, thanks
Hello PS, so nice to have you with us. Fraxinus would be the one, white ash actually. We do have brown ash but it’s few and far between, usually in the swamps.
@@StockmanOriginal quite easy. I just put some wire from a paper clip through and I had a straw. The pith is that soft it can even be a wooden needle, bbq stick ...
@@mathiaslist6705 Ash is like that too but with the really long stems the pith piles up and it’s better to just burn it out. Plus, when it gets used the moisture will swell the pith up and clog the hole. I’m going to try elderberry soon, thanks for the tip.
Hello Del, thanks for checking out our channel, we appreciate your support. Wow, l’m surprised that you still have access to those, I just haven’t seen any for so long. Thank you for your offer but I’m all set, but lordy I used the heck out of those in years past.😀
Hello Rosskstar, thank you for checking out our channel! We appreciate your support. You might be impressed with how long it takes to clog up one of these stems ( unless you don’t use a screen). Usually the pith burning results in a bore of about 1/8”and the charred wood absorbs a lot of the moisture. It will eventually clog like any stem would, and when that happens you just run that hot rod right through again, all better.
@@StockmanOriginal I'll have to do that, looks too cool not to. Hopefully it will make my sage advices actually sound reasonable when uttered whilst puffing.
Allen buddy, thank you so much for taking the time to tap out all those really big letters, that must have been so hard for you. Do have a wonderful Solstice or Christmas or whatever trolls celebrate.
@@StockmanOriginal Hey granny, grow a beard No but seriously, I plan on living like you do and looking like you when I get old. Like some kind of Druid or something. But, I dont want to look like a granny.
@@RobleViejo worry about your own beard, don't worry about anyone else's, if you need one to feel like you're a man, then you're the one that needs a beard, not anyone else, focus on yourself and #stfu.
I know, they are working on ours now. Hopefully the young ones will be spared and the seeds already in the ground will provide us with ash again. Thank you so much for watching our channel.
Was going to use a piece of cherry to make a stem. Couldn't find my drill bit. Ran across this. Walked into backyard found a maple. Under 30 minutes I now have more stems than pipes! Fast efficient...
Thank you so much for checking us out! I’m glad that little trick worked out for you!
@@StockmanOriginal oh slicker than snot! And if you need wire coat hangers let me know! Got bunch of em. Millions of uses not just to hang shirts on 😆
Small river cane is great.
I’ve been waiting to see this, not cutting in half , no glueing, just a solid piece
It’s not even hard to do! Thanks for watching.
Born & raised in New Hampshire, I'm here from the Hobbiton Piper. Thank you!
So happy that you have found our channel , what part of N.H.are you from?
@@StockmanOriginal Concord!
This is just incredible! The dude has style, too. I would never have thought to use a sucker for a stem. GENIOUS!
Thank you so much @ uriah-s97, and welcome to the tribe!
Nice method. Just pruned a lot of mimosa, privet, ash, black walnut, and hackberry. One of the best methods I've seen in the several years I've been trying different methods. I am lucky enough to have many dozens of stainless wire hangers. My old place of employment had our uniforms professionally laundered. They returned our laundry always on these stainless hangers.
@@TNBushcrafter it’s great to have you with us! Those all sound like wonderful stem materials to me. I want to do more on this topic soon. Welcome to the tribe!
Wow, i'll newer forget this methode. Thank you so much. I've been searching the woods for a stem with a soft pith. Now i know how to do it. Greetings from the Netherlands,, Kitty.
Best of luck Kitty, I would love to see your woods!
Perhaps it's been mentioned, but look for low-alloy-steel wire for this if you can. Zinc (galvanized steel) and chrome (stainless steel)-fumes are truly awful. Welding instructors definitely drilled that into me. Thanks for an interesting video, definitely a sub!
I just saw Hobbiton open one of the most well thought out gifts that I have ever seen. Very nice work, I’m glad to have found your channel.
Thank you MrTolson, we’re so happy you did! Welcome aboard.
Hobbiton Piper brought me here and I’m not disappointed. Great stuff Sir !
Thanks, John!
It's nice you still have ash. Guard it. Where I live, the borers have killed it all.
Hello, and welcome to the tribe. Unfortunately the borers are here too and they are killing our ash . Nothing we can do but watch. Hopefully the saplings and seed stock will be spared.
I like to use Staghorn sumac wood for my cherokee pipe stems.
The woods center core is like a natural soft Styrofoam.
You can cut a branch of it and bend it while it's green on a form and it will dry that way.
Then take a metal bendable rod and push it through the center and push out all the natural foam out and your left with a smooth hole all the way through.
Then all you have to do is scrape the bark off and its smooth under the bark with no sanding.
Some native tribes would even use the leaves as part of their tobacco blends and the red berries makes a great tea.
@@AdisiTaliWaya thank you for checking out our channel! Staghorn sumac is awesome stuff and beautiful this time of year. I love the tea, it’s like red zinger. We’re lucky to have such a variety of good stem material out there. It’s great to have you with us!
Stumbled upon this video this summer and thought it was really cool! Started finding some ash regen/branches and making some pipes out of hardwoods in my area. Found myself making pipes for friends, and I’ve recently started selling them too. Thank you!
Welcome to the tribe!! That makes my day that you have been inspired by our videos, it’s one of the biggest reasons why we are doing this. I would love to see some of your work. Thank you for your support!
I used to make corn cob pipes when I was a kid growing up on a farm. I used hickory for the stems, cleaning the pith out with an old guitar string. The guitar string was steel, of course and wrapped, I found the pitch caught in the wrappings like it was some kind of flexible round file. The "hot wire" process you're using seems a bit faster, though. I've been wanting to take up smoking a nice pipe again, especially when I'm sitting in my sailboat anchored somewhere watching the sun go down. But, it has to be a special kind of 'signature' pipe for me, so I've got to make it myself. Your video is a great help! Thanks.
Thank you Ye Pirate, so happy you have found our channel!! I hope you enjoy it wherever the winds take you. We have a video on carving a pipe out of pipestone you might like. Safe travels to you and l would love to see your pipe once you have done it!
@@StockmanOriginal Thank you! I'm real happy to find your channel. I have a few very antique (1800's Native American made) pipe bowls that had been made from the red or reddish-brown pipestone, and thought about putting a stem in one and trying it out, but it's something that once belonged to and was enjoyed by someone else long ago and it seems a bit of a personal or spiritual intrusion if I were to do that. I do a lot of pirate reenacting and thought I'd look for something similar to a meerschaum type of hardened clay so that I could carve a skull and cross-bones out of it. I'm thinking that as it toasted and browned with use, it would give the skull and bones a nice "old-timey" look. Speaking of pipes... Have you ever tried making a ceramic bowl as an insert inside the wooden pipe? I'm' wondering how something like a thickened version of the stuff they used to make porcelain would work out. I almost think that it could be largely dried in an oven and would eventually cure itself as the pipe is broken in and smoked. Also, I have a source of good, thick black slate here on the farm and it would probably work well as a pipe stone. I'll send you some if you wish. Hmm... that has me thinking about carving the skull and cross-bones from that. It'd look outstanding in a polished slate or soapstone.
Sorry it took so long to respond but yes a skull and cross bones pipe would look awesome in black slate! No l haven’t tried lining a wooden pipe with clay, l would probably just make a liner out of pipestone or slate. I would love a little black slate to play with, hit me on Facebook messenger and we can talk.
@@brianstockman5764 Brian, thanks for the info. I haven't started carving it yet -- still inundated with some family stuff. The slate quarry is just adjacent to my farm, so there's no problem getting you some black slate. There's supposed to be some slate on my farm, too, but I haven't found it yet. Give me some idea of the sizes/thickness that will work for you and I'm sure the neighbor will just give it to me. I can probably pack and send it in one of those USPS fixed rate boxes. Are you interested in any clays? We have a clay here (and I'm not sure which one it is) that was famous for pottery making in the 1700s and 1800s. There's a white, gray and a bluish gray. It's in the riverbank that borders my farm. I've never played with the stuff, but it might make some interesting pipes, etc. but would have to be fired, of course. I don't have a FB account, so we'll have to get in touch some other way.
I’ve always seen people take two halves of a stem, carve a groove in each one and glue them together, this method seems easier
@@confusionprice1422 , yes it’s much easier and there’s quite a few trees and bushes that this trick works with.
That's some great info. I've made hobbit/churchwarden pipes before but hadn't thought of this method. Thank you!
This completes my day watching how you created this pipe stem, simply brilliant, Greg, From the Shire in Charlestown NH !
This is very clever! They used to use reed stems for clay pipe bowls, but this would work very well with those too probably
Thank you Lugh444,and welcome to the tribe! That’s true, there used to be a little factory near me that made those pipes and I have a few, the reeds they used grow here too.
Thank you sir. You have shown me yet another beautiful wonderful quality of wood
I’m glad you enjoyed this video, we’re so happy you found our channel and we appreciate your support.
Hello, I just found your channel while searching for pipes. I'm a boat builder and we use Ash for a lot of things on boats, combings and trim pieces. It's great to see others creating things using simple old world techniques and natural materials. New subscriber. Thank you so much for what you do.
Hello Rebuilding Gnoseas, we’re so happy you found our channel! I fell in love with ash as a kid because I spent a lot of time on snowshoes. I felt to be able to make something as cool as that would be amazing and ash was the magic ingredient. Since those days I have used ash for a lot of things, wonderful wood. Thanks for the subscription and WELCOME TO THE TRIBE!!!
I don't know why I needed this, but thank you for taking the time and sharing with us.
Carlos, everybody should know how to make a pipe stem!😁Just kidding and wicked glad you found our channel, welcome to the tribe my friend!
I've been look at how to make a wizard/hobbit/churchwarden style pipe and this is exactly the video I needed. I had no idea such a technique existed nor how I would have even found it without dumb luck. Thank you so much.
In my area pecan and dogwood are plentiful and will have to look and see if either are suitable.
graefx, l’m so happy this video helped you out. That’s exactly why we have been doing them. There’s another video in our library that you might enjoy on making a hobbit pipe. Love to see how you make out.
I did very much. Pipestone was not something I was aware of and have a lot to research now with care and use before I make that jump. I really appreciate the result reminding me of the Rankin Bass depiction of hobbit pipes.
This is an awesome crafting project. I think I'll try and make a walnut pipe.
Welcome to the tribe CreatorCade! I would love to see how it turns out.
Oceanspray or creambush , sometimes called ironwood here in B.C. , also very hard ,pithcored. I've drilled curved pipestems with a modified bikespoke . Makes excellent ,long lasting bowls too.
That cool to know Martin, l love learning about materials available in different parts of the world. Welcome to the tribe!!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I'm looking into making my own pipe and this is such a simple but fantastic technique to use!
Love your style as well. ❤
Thank you Hatasumi, I appreciate your feedback. I would love to see how your pipe turns out. Welcome to the tribe!
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Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
Good stuff! Another neat material for pipe stems is reed, it's naturally hollow although there are some knots on the inside. I've made short pipe stems with it and it works great, I've had the same idea of burning those knots with a hot wire and it's nice to see how well that technique works out with regular wood.
Hello Heretic, thanks for checking us out! Yeah, in the next town over there was a pipe factory
Oops, hit the wrong button! Anyway, there was a pipe factory back in the nineteenth century and these pipes were designed to be used with those reeds. The reeds were probably cut between the knuckles. They’re handy but not as sturdy as the wooden ones.
This was such an educational experience! Your channel is an absolute gem and a wealth of beautiful knowledge ❤️
Thank you so much McNerdy Makes, I have been enjoying your channel as well. The sword in the stone was so cool, and I loved what you did with your sewing room!
@@StockmanOriginal thank you!!! Unfortunately, I’m moving so the room will no longer be mine 😔 but on the bright side I get to build my own workshop out on an acreage. Maybe Brian has some timber framing tips for me lol.
How exciting to be building a place on some land, that’s great!! Your sewing room was good practice and I’m sure your next one will be even better. Find some one with a sawmill, it could be handy.
This is great! I read that Gandalf's pipe is made from Cherrywood, how would one go about making a churchwarden style pipe from cherrywood?
This is fascinating!
Thank you Aaron😀❤️
This guy is absolutely living the DREAM. And I absolutely LOVE that Yggdrasil belt bag.
Thank you Allen, for checking us out, we appreciate that. And welcome to the tribe. These belt bags are great, never have to sit on a wallet again.
awesome information from this
Thank you Darkranger!
Works great, another easy way I've found is to simply put the wire in a power drill chuck and use the friction from the rotation to get rid of the pith. No heating required
Tactical Turtle, thank you for checking out our channel, we appreciate your support. You’re right, l’ve done that too and it works well.
Great video. I'm curious as to what Cornelia is doing hanging out in your shop!
Hello and thank you for checking out our channel! I think at that point Cornelia was still waiting for me to finish her up. She’s all set now and back in her home state.
Lovely video sir. Really helpful, thanks.
After watching Hobbiton open your gift I just had to sub your channel. Amazing !!
Thank you Brian, we’re so happy to have you in our tribe.👍🏼
Youre inspiring!
Thank you Travis 👍🏼
Interesting video.
Thank you. Tinman
awesome, as always...not much ash here, the beetle got them
Those beetles are awful.
I was just thinking of trying this 😂 glad to know it works gonna try it soon
That’s awesome, I would love to see how it works out. Thanks for checking us out!
Is there a chance that the hot wire will poke out of the side of the stem? You were pushing it in so nonchalantly it was the only thing I could think about
Hellooooo and welcome to the tribe! No, the pith is so soft and the wood is so hard that there’s no chance of that happening. If the pith was tight and you had to force the wire through it might take a detour but you would feel it coming. Pretty safe but thank you for your concern.😉
Very nice, I will try to make my own
Welcome to the tribe No Name, glad to have you.
Hell yeah, forest brethren, thanks so much 🙏🏻
Thank you Wiz! And welcome to the tribe, we’re so happy to have you with us!
@@StockmanOriginal finished hollowing out a privet shoot just an hour ago!
@@wiz6587 What’s a privot shoot? Sounds interesting.
@@StockmanOriginal it’s a common English pest tree here in Australia but invaluable for anything that requires long straight shafts, including pipes.
Carving the bowl now thank you again!
I know this is a few years old, but found this via the hobbiton piper's channel. nice work.
BUT
that yellow gas you said came off your galvanised wire is called mustard gas. yep, the same stuff they lobbed into trenches in World War 1 and yes, it is REALLY bad for you.
Hope you're still with us
Hello User, welcome to the tribe! Yup, still here , but thanks for the heads up, l had no idea that’s what that was. Good thing I don’t mess with it much. Won’t at all now.
This lady is very knowledgeable.
@@imhigh0013 💋
Muchas gracias! gran video.
I was looking for a video like this. i wanted to make a pipe for my dad for a long time but 2 part and Glue cola dont convice me.
it seems dangeus to me.
You’re probably right. This is safe if you don’t use the wrong shrub. I would love to see how your dad’s pipe turns out. Thanks for checking us out!
@@StockmanOriginal La termine.
he love it. i use the tree we have in yard is "ciruelo" for the other part i use Pine since it was bigger and i know the material.
its winter here in chile so the wood is dry.
thanks for the video again
@@woodyplis9180 Thanks for checking us out Woodyplis. To the best of my knowledge you are the first member of our tribe from Chile and we are so happy to have you!!
How do you clean the pipe stem after repeated uses?
Hello Donna, and welcome to the tribe. If the stem starts to clog up I just repeat the hot wire trick and you’re good to go.
That is very interesting, someone ought to show you how Australians do it entirely without burning, they just take the pith.
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Thanks for joining us Uncle, I would love to see that trick.
Can douglas firr be used as either the main pipe body of stem? I have a ton of this wood
Hello Tom, thank you for checking out our channel. I’m not sure about Douglas fir, it depends on the pith( very center of the stick). If it’s big enough to run a hot wire through maybe but it’s still a little delicate being a soft wood. I would look into shrubs and bushes, alder or maybe willow.
@Stockman Original sorry I meant can it be used as a main pipe body instead of like Briar or a stem. I will buy a blank if need be I just thought if I have it use it. I can't find anything on ifnit releases toxins when heat is applied so I'm unsure. Thank you for the reply
Love the video! Could I purchase one of these finished pipe stems?
Hey kyleballinger7682, howdy so glad you found our channel! Thanks for watching. Do you do messenger?
@@StockmanOriginal sure do!
How many wire hangers you need i have tons
@@TattooedNSnappedBack Thank you Brennan, there was a time when I could have used them but I think l’m all set for now. Thank you too for being part of our growing tribe.
I've got a stock pile of metal coat hangers.
@@scottwilliams4383 That’s awesome Scott, could be handy. And welcome to the tribe!
Hi! First, thank you for this video. I found it informative, and it answered a question I've had for a long time (about how pipe makers make that long skinny, crooked hole).
I made one this weekend using a coat hanger and a sapling that I think is ash. However, after this process if I "pull" through the stem, its like drinking a campfire. Super chalky/smoky/nasty tasting. I took the now-cold wire and jammed it in the hole a few times, then blew into it and a lot of black dust shoots out.
Do you have a recommendation for "finishing" the inside? Did i not burn enough? Too much? Should i try to use something to continue scraping the burnt stuff out of it? Compressed air? Does the tobacco smoke mask this?
Any advice is appreciated. Trying to make one for a good friend and want it to be great 😎 thank tou again
Hello Superwesman, so happy to have you with us. Once l get the hole burnt out I do usually run it through a few more times and blow it out. I’ve never really had a problem with the taste, ash is kinda sweet. If you double over some fine wire, like you would use to making a wreath, then twist it up , of course make sure it’s long enough to run through the stem, you can use that as a cleaning swab by putting some cotton string or something in the eye. But I think you might not have used ash, just guessing. There are some nasty tasting woods out there.
Hi. Can I use Fruitless Mulberry as a stem? It too has a soft pith.
Hi Robert, thank you for checking out our channel. I would think fruitless Mulberry would be good so long as it’s not poisonous like one variety of sumac, l’m just not familiar with mulberry.
How long did you heat the wire for?
Hello Stoutgut, and welcome to our community! I heated the wire till it was red hot, it takes several heatings to get through usually.
Could an ash tree be coppiced to make getting good stems easier?
Hello Zachary, thanks for checking in on us. Yes indeed, in fact that’s the best way and it only takes a couple years. Let us know how it works out.
@@StockmanOriginal Thanks, will do!
Did you make your belt knife?
Hello Soldier Drew and welcome to our tribe. No, I didn’t make that one. It’s an antique Sami knife which I treasure greatly. The blade is signed and the handle is made from rain deer antler.
Wondering if wild rose would work?
Hey Stan, thanks for checking us out. As for wild rose, if you cut a sprig and look for a pith large enough to burn out, that would tell you. I have never tried rose but some shrubs have naturally hollow stems. I say, give it a try, what’s to lose.
Can I use types of Maple? Or is that too small of a pith?
Hello azknight, and welcome to the tribe. You might find some maple suckers to have an open enough pith to use but generally not. One person mentioned elderberry and that sounded good. Try looking for suckers growing out of a cut stump for the maple and please let me know how it works out.
@@StockmanOriginal thank you so much for your advice! I really appreciate it, and great video!
Bamboo works well too
MrDmorgan, thank you for checking out our channel. Yes bamboo is awesome, there’s also a grass that grows around here that works really well too.
Do you sell any of your projects?
Hello there, thanks for checking out our channel. I would love to make a tamper for you. Do you ever use messenger? That’s the easiest way to reach me. Hope to hear from you.
I wouldn't recommend using galvanized wire for this, the fumes are highly toxic when it gets hot and could leech into the wood
Yes, thank you for that. I have learned something from this.
I'm watching this thinking Red Osier Dogwood. Winter bark might make great bark on stems.
Hello mfcpwoodworking, thanks for watching. I’ll bet it would, the dogwood around here usually has a pretty small pith but once in a while you find one that works well. German pipes often have young cherry stems with the shiny plum colored bark.
@@StockmanOriginal Unfortunately I have to wait till the bark turns red. Even after drying it stays a deep red brown colour. I currently make hair sticks out of it but I'm eager to do this.
Omg, that is looks so easy. I would wear a heavy leather glove just because i lack your confidence.
Hello Eric, thank you so much for watching our channel! It is wicked easy with the right wood.
Ash....Ha! I see what you did there :)
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Looking for a piece of ash.. Looking for a sucker..
Sorry.. I couldn't resist, the jokes just write themselves. But amazing job, I had wondered how you'd do this, short of having some kind of flexible drill bit.
😂🤣You guys!!! Nothing about the pith? Thanks SkyOctopus l needed that!! Welcome to the tribe!
What wire did you use for the burn?
Hi Kyle, thanks for checking us out! I had a piece of copper wire that I used for that one, but a coat hanger or any wire of a heavy gauge except galvanized, doesn’t use galvanized wire.
@@StockmanOriginal haha ill be sure to not use the galvanized wire. Thanks for being such an awesome human being.
Use something with hollows seperated by thin pith joints similar to bamboo. Elderberry (Sambucas) and empress paulownia tree are two. It is 99% done inside, just needs an easy poke.
Thank you so much for checking out our channel, we appreciate your support. You are right, there are a lot of cool options for stems out there.
Question, how long did it take to burn through that piece of ash, I was beginning to try this but it was taking really long lol, just curious how long it took you to do it
Hey Dylan, thanks for watching. It only takes a couple minutes really, problems l could think of would be: sometimes the saplings have smaller piths, or maybe the wire is too small and doesn’t hold the heat( l use coat hanger wire). The pith is usually about 1/8” on the ones I do.
@@StockmanOriginal yep something wasn’t right, it took like 5 or 10 minutes and went like a inch, I’ll try to find something with a larger pith, I think that might have been the problem, thanks
Sorbus or Fraxinus?
Hello PS, so nice to have you with us. Fraxinus would be the one, white ash actually. We do have brown ash but it’s few and far between, usually in the swamps.
How would make me a pipe
Hi Paul, thanks for checking out our channel. You can reach me on messenger.
What will you be partaking with the pipe? 😏
Oh you know, this and that.😉
some days ago I started with elderberry
Hello Mathias, thanks for checking out our channel. How did that elderberry work out?
@@StockmanOriginal quite easy. I just put some wire from a paper clip through and I had a straw. The pith is that soft it can even be a wooden needle, bbq stick ...
@@mathiaslist6705 Ash is like that too but with the really long stems the pith piles up and it’s better to just burn it out. Plus, when it gets used the moisture will swell the pith up and clog the hole. I’m going to try elderberry soon, thanks for the tip.
@@StockmanOriginal I had the issue too that when it dried some more it got clogged again. Fixed it the usual way.
@@mathiaslist6705 yeah, the hot rod makes it all go away.
I guess 'Elder wood' stems are out of the question-poisonus to burn...🤔
I like ash but some of the nut woods work well also. I suppose one must research a little for the region they live in.
how many ways can we ALMOST swear but get away with it?
How many ways can we ALMOST be funny and yet fall short?
What are you saying nunya?
If you would like some wire clothes hangers, I would be happy to send you some.
Hello Del, thanks for checking out our channel, we appreciate your support. Wow, l’m surprised that you still have access to those, I just haven’t seen any for so long. Thank you for your offer but I’m all set, but lordy I used the heck out of those in years past.😀
Lol, my mind cannot help but parse "pith" in the title as a lisp.
@@RichardLucas 😂🤣It’s true! But that’s what it’s called.😁
So i'd bet my oily home-grown would clog this up fairly quick... anyone?
Hello Rosskstar, thank you for checking out our channel! We appreciate your support. You might be impressed with how long it takes to clog up one of these stems ( unless you don’t use a screen). Usually the pith burning results in a bore of about 1/8”and the charred wood absorbs a lot of the moisture. It will eventually clog like any stem would, and when that happens you just run that hot rod right through again, all better.
@@StockmanOriginal I'll have to do that, looks too cool not to. Hopefully it will make my sage advices actually sound reasonable when uttered whilst puffing.
@@rosskstar Absolutely!😁
dogwoods have pith
Hey Sheepdog9, that’s true, l have used dogwood before. Nice tight grained wood too.
Inn only here for the pipe making but u definitely need a stylist 😂😂I'm not sure if I'm looking at my grandmother or auntie 😂😂
Chris Brown, you are so funny! What are you, like twelve years old? Does your mother know you’re using her computer?
u are so pretty
Thanks 😁
That title sounds so wrong !!
@@John-kl4xi 🤣😂Now that you mention it it does sound way more interesting than it actually is! Welcome to the tribe!🥴
Hetero as hell, bruh
Welcome to the tribe Skip!
THIS MAN IS CONFUSED.
Allen buddy, thank you so much for taking the time to tap out all those really big letters, that must have been so hard for you. Do have a wonderful Solstice or Christmas or whatever trolls celebrate.
said the clueless tool
If you are gonna have long hair and earrings as an old man you will also need a beard. Dude looks like a granny.
Hey Roble, grow up.
@@StockmanOriginal Hey granny, grow a beard
No but seriously, I plan on living like you do and looking like you when I get old. Like some kind of Druid or something. But, I dont want to look like a granny.
You do you
@@RobleViejo worry about your own beard, don't worry about anyone else's, if you need one to feel like you're a man, then you're the one that needs a beard, not anyone else, focus on yourself and #stfu.
Are you gay⁉️
Are you stupid?
Any one else wondering how much times he burnt his hands putting the wire in the ash wood
@@THE_LEGEND_OF_TATATATATOUCHERS I’m pretty sure it’s happened at least once, after that you start to pay attention!🥴😁
Ash borers have killed everyone of our mature trees.
I know, they are working on ours now. Hopefully the young ones will be spared and the seeds already in the ground will provide us with ash again. Thank you so much for watching our channel.
Where's his boyfriend
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Dresses like he's from 1701 as he uses video camera and social media at the same time. FAKE PEOPLE ARE DUMB
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@@CBe-ot8vu that’s really funny coming from someone with a name like @CBe-ot8vu🤣😂!!
I thought this was an old lady until I heard his voice lol
Hey Peckerwood, surprise! I hope you enjoyed the video despite the confusion.😁Welcome to the tribe, we appreciate your support.