How Do You Make A Pipe For Smoking Tobacco?
Smoking pipes not only serve the purpose of burning the aromatic pipe tobacco favored by pipe smokers, but also they make fine collectible pieces. A pipe carved from a beautiful piece of wood is a work of art in its own right, and many pipe smokers have pipe collections they treasure. Learn how you can carve your own pipe for smoking tobacco, or even just to add to your collection of smoking pipes. Think about the design of your pipe. The great thing about making pipes is that they can made from just about anything, and you can carve your pipe in just about any design you choose. Popular materials for pipe making are briar and meerschaum, a soft white mineral resembling ivory that’s perfect for carving faces and other designs in a pipe. Use a sharp carving knife and a block of carving material, such as wood. Work around the block of wood to shape the bowl of the pipe to your satisfaction. Any shape you want the bowl to be is fine, and any size you want it to be will work as well. Once
