Hey there guys,
Here is a bamboo that I have just completed. I figure everyone else has made a bamboo pipe. I might as well too
Actually this is the second bamboo I have made. The first one I never got pics of.
I did something a little different with the stem. Rather than the tube being fixed to stem and then it inserting into the bamboo. I made it where the tube is fixed in the bamboo and inserts into a mortise in the stem.
The tube only goes to about the first knuckle so I will still get the moisture absorbing and coloring qualities of the bamboo. The mortise in the stem is lined with delrin. It makes for a very secure yet very smooth fit.
Crosby Bamboo
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Hey John,
Nice looking pipe! Awesome work as usual. I did the reverse tenon/mortise also, on my #3 pipe, which was also a bamboo. Although it never crossed my mind to line the mortise of the stem with Delrin...that was a good idea. I can't quite tell from the picture, but is that a stainless tube that you used?
Once again, that is a beautiful pipe John!
Nice looking pipe! Awesome work as usual. I did the reverse tenon/mortise also, on my #3 pipe, which was also a bamboo. Although it never crossed my mind to line the mortise of the stem with Delrin...that was a good idea. I can't quite tell from the picture, but is that a stainless tube that you used?
Once again, that is a beautiful pipe John!
-Bryan
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Thanks guys, I am pretty proud of it. I think I am starting to get the hang of this contrast thing. The tenon is brass tubing rather than stainless because that is what I happen to have. Overall the pipe is about 7 inches long.
I have another that is close to being finished and will post it when I get it done. I am currently having my web site redesigned by a professional and will officially unveil some bamboos when that site is launched. My URL is of course going to stay the same.
I have another that is close to being finished and will post it when I get it done. I am currently having my web site redesigned by a professional and will officially unveil some bamboos when that site is launched. My URL is of course going to stay the same.
John
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