DRugerH
Member
Good morning all. I was going through some pictures to send to my brother in law, and found another small turning that I thought I would share.
A friend of mine, a couple of years ago, used to like smoking a pipe, and always used a small, natural wood pipe that he would purchase from a company that I simply can't remember. He showed it to me and wondered if I could make one, as he knew I used a lathe. I asked him to send me the URL of the store he purchased them from and purchased a couple as I needed to take one apart to see how it was made. They also sold the stems, filters, etc, so I ordered a few of those as well. When I got the pipe, I took it apart. I saw that it was all just press fit, and very tightly. It looked simple enough to make, so I grabbed a nice piece of cherry and started to create one. The first was the bowl. Pretty easy to do. It's just a barrel, and the hole is made with a forstner bit. Then the shank. That was turned down, and a small hole drilled throughout. I then had to drill the hole a second time with a larger bit to accommodate the filter, and finally a third time with a larger bit to accommodate the stem. I then press fit it all together. It took some brute force to get the shank on the bowl, which I did on purpose as it took some force to get the store-bought one apart, so I wanted the same fit. I don't remember what I finished it with, so for that, I apologize. However, I did end up making a second one for myself to make sure it smoked well without burning up. After three or four bowls of tobacco, I was satisfied, and gifted the first one to my friend. I still have mine, but I am more of a cigar smoker than a pipe smoker, but still enjoy the occasional pipe every now and then.
Finished pipe:
Dan
A friend of mine, a couple of years ago, used to like smoking a pipe, and always used a small, natural wood pipe that he would purchase from a company that I simply can't remember. He showed it to me and wondered if I could make one, as he knew I used a lathe. I asked him to send me the URL of the store he purchased them from and purchased a couple as I needed to take one apart to see how it was made. They also sold the stems, filters, etc, so I ordered a few of those as well. When I got the pipe, I took it apart. I saw that it was all just press fit, and very tightly. It looked simple enough to make, so I grabbed a nice piece of cherry and started to create one. The first was the bowl. Pretty easy to do. It's just a barrel, and the hole is made with a forstner bit. Then the shank. That was turned down, and a small hole drilled throughout. I then had to drill the hole a second time with a larger bit to accommodate the filter, and finally a third time with a larger bit to accommodate the stem. I then press fit it all together. It took some brute force to get the shank on the bowl, which I did on purpose as it took some force to get the store-bought one apart, so I wanted the same fit. I don't remember what I finished it with, so for that, I apologize. However, I did end up making a second one for myself to make sure it smoked well without burning up. After three or four bowls of tobacco, I was satisfied, and gifted the first one to my friend. I still have mine, but I am more of a cigar smoker than a pipe smoker, but still enjoy the occasional pipe every now and then.
Finished pipe:
Dan
