Hobbit Pipe: Burning the Pith Out of an Ash Sucker for a Pipe Stem (Easy)
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2021
- Hobbit Pipes. Who doesn't love them? Here's how you find a piece of ash to use for your pipe stem and how to burn the pith out.
Brian later used this hobbit pipe stem to make a hobbit pipe for@hobbitonpiper . • I made this Hobbit Pip...
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OK short of letting it dry slowly is there something to put on end grain to stop it from splitting? Wax?
I'd like to buy one of your pipes sir. How do I go about buying one from you? Thanks!
I am also very interested in a Hobbit pipe
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.
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 😆
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!
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.
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.
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!
This completes my day watching how you created this pipe stem, simply brilliant, Greg, From the Shire in Charlestown NH !
Hobbiton Piper brought me here and I’m not disappointed. Great stuff Sir !
Thanks, John!
I was just thinking of trying this 😂 glad to know it works gonna try it soon
That's some great info. I've made hobbit/churchwarden pipes before but hadn't thought of this method. Thank you!
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.
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!
Lovely video sir. Really helpful, thanks.
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.
Thanks for sharing your time and talent! KANSAS
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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!
Youre inspiring!
Thank you Travis 👍🏼
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.
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.
Interesting video.
Thank you. Tinman
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.👍🏼
Very nice, I will try to make my own
Welcome to the tribe No Name, glad to have you.
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.
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.
awesome, as always...not much ash here, the beetle got them
Those beetles are awful.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
What will you be partaking with the pipe? 😏
Oh you know, this and that.😉
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.😀
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?
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?
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.