Home made wooden pipes

[HeadHunterpipes]

Not wood on the inside .. glass or aluminum tube lined . Glass the tube in in a composite tubing.
I guess i will let the photo do the talking.
This purple heart wood 24 slot trim rings and a old boot lace .
Ya open wood to smoke through. not my favorite taste . none of my pipe are open on the inside nor taste like wood.

Burl/big leaf maple ,, note1/2 Aluminum tube going through the wood bowl part

Making the trim rings/24 slot rail road style rings .. all wood. this called sloting the wood x24

Glue the 030 stained veneers in

Next is to trim off excess and part off into rings.

From there its like stacking spacers and washers together and epoxy them solid .

not finished yet .

Hope you like

 

[AZreefer]

Slick end product!

 

[Zill]

Nice work, Head. Too bad we’re going to use it and stain the wood.

Have ever worked with bloodwood? I got a piece use for inlays like you do.

Z.

 

[DankDabbler]

Great craftsmanship, man!

 

[HeadHunterpipes]

Nice work, Head. Too bad we’re going to use it and stain the wood.

Have ever worked with bloodwood? I got a piece use for inlays like you do.

Z.

No, not Bloodwood, I have seen some nice things made out of Bloodwood.
about 15 years ago I bought out a Custom pool cue maker's wood inventory.
Good chance I have some for making a pool cue.
Normally i don't stain or dye wood except maple.
I apprenticed in Custom cue makers shop/factory.
I learned ALLOT.
I guess I more of turner then any other kind wood worker.

I bought a 1952 Logan 10x20 metal/threading lathe . I have a veneer trimmer I will mount on the tool post ( LIVE CUTTER )
Be nice to have ataper bar for it so I can cut in points . I do have a rotary indexer and I am tooled up to cut threads into wood.

I live cut machine my cue/pipe parts/pieces

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