How Do You Sculpt A Peace Pipe?
You can easily carve your own peace pipe to honor a longstanding Native American tradition. The Lakota Nation made the first Native American peace pipes, or calumets, after a mysterious woman said they must smoke tobacco before ceremonies to bring peaceful thoughts into their minds. Peace pipes were used during both times of peace and war as a way for tribesmen to meditate on tribal issues. Peace pipes can be carved entirely from wood or they can be a wooden stem which attaches to a carved stone bowl. Carve a hole into the 2x2x2 piece of soft wood deep enough to hold 1/2 gram of tobacco. A wood burner may make it easier to get the last bits out. Leave at least a 1/4-inch rim along the outside of the hole. Carve and burn a hole through one side of the 2-inch piece of wood until it meets the inside of your bowl. This hole should be bigger than 1-inch so that the 1x1x15 inch pipe shaft can fit inside of it. With your narrowest, longest drill bit, drill a small, centered hole through the l
