oddly enough my first piece of glass was a fumed pipe made by Bob Snodgrass. paid for it with a couple ounces of Northern Lights. that was the only glass I owned until about 5 years ago or so.
I stole one of those from a friends uncle when I was like 15-16. Karma got me though. It had weed in the chamber and I lost it as I was running away from the Principle of my high school.
First pot I smoked was out of my buddy's step-dad's dresser. he grew mid grade outdoor and all that was left in the bag was shake. tasted like ass and was harsh, but it got me really high.
First weed I smoked was chronic and I fell in love. Then a buddy's cousins grew some indoor chronic, and sold me a bag of shake for $1. We went back the next day and bought a couple more bags. Had to be a few ounces. We smoked it all summer in my spa at night. Then I was addicted.
That's bad ass. I remember an old timer when I started smoking 20+ years ago telling me all the pipes in this area used to be wood or stone. Crazy to see how it turned out, amazing work! From the sounds of it you're probably a pretty cool old timer
Did that a couple times too lol smoking out of the can wasn’t a good look as lots of people smokes cocaine like that as well.
beautiful! I've always kind of wanted to try carving soft stone.. a cool pipe might be the perfect reason to give it a shot.
Start with soapstone, it's much easier to carve than pipestone, but that also means that it breaks easier. Pipestone is pretty solid, and can take some drops, but takes time to work it properly. I really like alabaster too, which is softer than pipestone and harder than soapstone. It comes in different colors, and I really like the translucent orange variety. It doesn't take many complex tools. I use a coping saw to cut the basic shape from the raw stone. Then drill a hole down the shaft, and another down the bowl, and try to make sure they meet perfectly. Once you have the basic shape the holes drilled, I use a pocket knife to carve out the bowl. Then use a rasp to work the stone down to a symmetrical shape that is close to what you want. Once you are done with the rasp, use a half-round file to smooth out the lines a bit more. Finally, use three grades of wet/dry sandpaper (240, 400, 600 grit is my preference). Once you have it all sanded down to 600 grit, then polish it up with coconut oil, or clear shoe polish to get a nice shine.
I remember when glass really hit the scene and dudes were smashing them on tables and throwing them around the parking lots trying to make sales. Every once in awhile you'd see one go skipping by.
I've done the apple thing. I also use to go to the plumbing section and pick different brass parts to make them. And bongs made out of lots of stuff. Gravity bongs with a 2 liter bottle. Then later I found a colored acrylic tube place, so I made all kinds of them. They sold the mouth pieces and bases at head shops. Made straight tubes, multi chamber bongs and all kinds of shit like shotguns.
You're younger than I thought.
