Haha. That's pretty awesome. I'm curious, though, was either Peter or Paul drunk? Or did Keith get that from Mary?RadDavis wrote:The first time I saw this was at a Peter, Paul and Mary concert, a few years before the Stones came along. It was either Peter or Paul. Mary didn't have a guitar.Sorringowl wrote: I don't know but I think that pretty much tops Keith Richards' burning cigarette in the headstock, coolness wise.
Keith Richards is just a copy cat.
Rad
Iroko, can I smoke in it?
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Re: Iroko, can I smoke in it?
Neither one of them seemed drunk. I'm pretty sure Keith picked that up on his own.Sorringowl wrote:Haha. That's pretty awesome. I'm curious, though, was either Peter or Paul drunk? Or did Keith get that from Mary?RadDavis wrote:The first time I saw this was at a Peter, Paul and Mary concert, a few years before the Stones came along. It was either Peter or Paul. Mary didn't have a guitar.Sorringowl wrote: I don't know but I think that pretty much tops Keith Richards' burning cigarette in the headstock, coolness wise.
Keith Richards is just a copy cat.
Rad
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Re: Iroko, can I smoke in it?
The quote that gets me is this one:
Have you ever worked briar? I have yet to find a piece that's easily worked OR soft...Grammaton wrote:Prepared briar is a really good material for the task of pipemaking. It's very dense, but easily worked because it's soft,
Re: Iroko, can I smoke in it?
Hi Folks,
I'm new here, so I apologize if I'm continuing to stir the shit in this thread. Before I continue, I will defer to the wisdom of those who have been doing this longer than me, and say that I have not yet made a single pipe, so I am probably the least knowledgeable person here.
Now, it seems that there are two characteristics of briar wood used to make pipes which make it fundamentally different from wood you might pick up for other types of woodworking (please correct me if I am wrong): 1. It is taken from the root of the plant, and 2. It is boiled to remove unwanted oils. So that naturally begs the question of whether anyone has ever tried making pipes out of the boiled root wood of other plants?
Thoughts?
Greg
I'm new here, so I apologize if I'm continuing to stir the shit in this thread. Before I continue, I will defer to the wisdom of those who have been doing this longer than me, and say that I have not yet made a single pipe, so I am probably the least knowledgeable person here.
Now, it seems that there are two characteristics of briar wood used to make pipes which make it fundamentally different from wood you might pick up for other types of woodworking (please correct me if I am wrong): 1. It is taken from the root of the plant, and 2. It is boiled to remove unwanted oils. So that naturally begs the question of whether anyone has ever tried making pipes out of the boiled root wood of other plants?
Thoughts?
Greg
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Re: Iroko, can I smoke in it?
Why, yes they have! Mountain Laurel and Manzanita come to mind. Both were used during WWII, when briar was hard to come by.
As soon as the war ended everyone that was using these woods went back to briar.
Rad
As soon as the war ended everyone that was using these woods went back to briar.
Rad
Re: Iroko, can I smoke in it?
Just about every plant you can think of has been tried by somebody at some time period.
The trouble with most is that the ones that are physically capable of being a pipe, like Manzanita, are really hard to find without cracks and fissures and dead scorpions and stuff inside 'em.
You CAN make pipes out of damn near any domestic wood. Maple burl, for example.
The trouble with most is that the ones that are physically capable of being a pipe, like Manzanita, are really hard to find without cracks and fissures and dead scorpions and stuff inside 'em.
You CAN make pipes out of damn near any domestic wood. Maple burl, for example.
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Re: Iroko, can I smoke in it?
Rod,RadDavis wrote:The first time I saw this was at a Peter, Paul and Mary concert, a few years before the Stones came along. It was either Peter or Paul. Mary didn't have a guitar.Sorringowl wrote: I don't know but I think that pretty much tops Keith Richards' burning cigarette in the headstock, coolness wise.
Keith Richards is just a copy cat.
Rad
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