Pipe Making - A Green Apple 

Be careful as you can most definitely get the edge caught. Metal lathes aren't really supposed to be used like this, but I do find it works fairly well.

The simple answer is: I don't clamp the finished pipe or stem, only the work in progress, so the material being clamped will be removed anyways :-)

@@MassisPipes Makes sense. Thanks!

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My setup isn't ideal honestly. I know Ken Lamb used to make great briar chucks, as did Trent Rudat. But I'm not sure either of them still do... Vermont freehand and Rawkrafted both carry options if I'm not mistaken.

Don't worry, I've not stopped making pipes nor have I stopped making videos :-) The past months have simply been incredibly busy with some other projects unfortunately. Pipemaking is a hobby for me, next to a full time job. But I will be making more pipes and more videos, hopefully soon!

@@MassisPipes pipe making. The hobby of machinists and toolmakers . You're quite good. Never been great at carving stems myself . It Needs a stainless steel band between bowl and stem. old style Vape stick batteries with buttons provide nice seamless stainless steel tube Prevents shank splits as the wood settles down from use and moisture fluctuates Inside it and tar soaks in swelling the wood

A well made briar pipe will last for decades without a stainless steel ring :-)

@@MassisPipes I've had perfectly good ones I've used for years spontaneously crack because of weather changes . it's a wierd phenomenon but it can happen to any pipe especially briar pipes

I don't exactly buy blanks but simply rod stock by the meter. Most of what I use is Ebonite by SEM in Germany. However this specific green section was a cast resin rod by Eldritch Pipes, who's got his own channel over at www.youtube.com/@eldritch_pipes

It's a regular oneway chuck. The jaws fit them by default. There's a thread adapter on the back of the oneway chuck but I only use that to clamp down in my lathes 3jaw :-)

It's a bit of Tripoli paste, the fastest way to polish a tenon :-)

@@MassisPipes Thanks! Love your pipes by the way, particularly the Alaskan Banker - but all I've seen on RU-vid and your site are very pleasing to the eye.

Steve norse at Vermont Freehand sells them :-)

It's a wood turning chuck by One-way, with jaws you can buy from Vermont freehand :-)

Thanks, trying to price out everything I need - Found a really nice restored metal lathe and don't want to get ahead of myself.@@MassisPipes

It is possible to make a pipe from a single piece of wood. Very rarely pipemakers have actually made 2-piece pipes with a briar wood stem. However, an ebonite or acrylic mouthpiece is vastly superior in comfort, maintenance and cleaning. Furthermore, with a 2-piece pipe you can replace the stem should it break. Finally, with ebonite or acrylic, it is possible to give a smooth bend to the mouthpiece after drilling it, allowing for a graceful design. Such a thing is impossible with wood, thus requiring tricks like splitting a piece in two, hollowing it out for the airway and glueing it back together.

@@MassisPipes Thx for the explanation! For a little bit more context i wanted to make Gandalf pipe for a good friend of mine, that pipe, in the movie is a single piece of wood, but I want to make it functional, since my friend is ofc a pipe user. And given the "prop" caracteristics of the items I wanted to learn if making it from a single piece of wood could accomplish a functional result (even if it is perhaps, not the most comfortable or durable)

@@lucadeacha if I'm not mistaken, Gandalf's pipe is also 2 pieces, both wood though. Take a look at Vauen Auenland pipes, they make a nice Gandalf replica :-)

@@MassisPipes Oh yes, a very discrete cut, loved it. Thank you so much for the education!

Hello there, To the best of my knowledge, having been a pipe smoker for nearly forty years, and also a cabinet maker by trade, I have noticed that most pies are not treated inside the bowl. However, some upper end pipes are pre-carbonised, thereby favouring a longer lasting pipe, because you have to (very slowly) build up a carbonised "skin" (say 1/64") in order for it to resist the heat of each lighting, otherwise it could crack.

The most used coating pastes are made by combining active carbon powder with either Sodium metasilicate ('waterglass') or some organic compounds such as honey, yoghurt,... I prefer waterglass unless the client prefers otherwise.

It's simply a hook & loop pad mounted in a classic drill chuck

@@MassisPipes oh cool thank you. now to find an adapter for a drill chuck to an old motor i have lying around. thank you very much.

Most motors have a threaded shaft, if so it's just a matter of bolting the chuck on :-)

@@MassisPipes nice, thank you.

I do mostly commission work so that is an option, though I'm currently not taking any new orders. I've got a newsletter on my website if you're interested, which will let you know when orders open up again :-)

I'm in the process of moving my site, but due to some private issues it'll all take a bit longer before everything is up & running again. But yes, I do plan to make more pipes & videos in the future :-)

I know, I'm working on something new to replace it:-)

@@MassisPipes do you still make Pipes ?

It's been a rough year, and this one is going to be worse but yes , I still want to make more pipes :-)

Is that my superhero name? Not sure what you're referring to, my dust extraction pipe sits behind the sanding wheel... I still need to upgrade that setup but haven't found one I like better.

@@MassisPipes it doesn't look like it is actually catching any dust in the video, definitely needs an upgrade. 👍👍

@@caskwith I normally have a scoop mounted on it, but honestly it might have even been turned off here :-P

@@MassisPipes well that would explain it! turn it on! lol