So I got an old chair leg from my basement - sawed off a little end of it, hollowed it out, and viola - the bowl. I didn't really have a stem for it so i just used a pen shaft... Any good ideas for the homemade's stem? I don't have many power tools and such, so don't suggest a high maintenance job - I only used my pocket knife for everything made here. Hits quite nicely, but how should I clean it and the stem? Also, length of the stem is something I'm experimenting, trying to give the smoke more time to cool, and it's kinda tougue-burning right now. Lastly, why have a carb on a pipe? there's almost no place where the smoke could build up, so i don't see a use for it on this. That's all, Happy toking!
The reason why its burning is because its made out of wood so you burning wood while smoking...I made a wood pipe once but it was so painfull it was hard to hit not worth my time...
You need to break in a wooden pipe gently. Here is a nice link. The main article will give you ideas for the stem. The right side mini-articles shows how to season and break in a wooden pipe. Seasoning your pipe Happy token.
