{"id":39,"date":"2023-02-18T20:28:24","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T20:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2023-02-18T20:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T20:53:47","slug":"about-the-pipes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/about-the-pipes\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Pipes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I make the pipes with a 3\/4 inch bowl and a brass or stainless screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sample-w-screen.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sample-w-screen.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sample-w-screen-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The stem is bored at 1\/8 inch unless otherwise noted.  Because I make each pipe from a single piece of wood, the stem is most easily cleaned by running a 1\/8 inch drill bit in the mouthpiece and through to the bowl.  You can also use a stiff piece of rod, for example welding rod.  3\/4 inch pipe screens are inexpensive and easy to get on Amazon or from your local smoke shop.  Simply pry out an old screen with something sharp and pop in a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/double-w-moss.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/double-w-moss.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/double-w-moss-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/double-w-moss-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This double pipe is a good example of how I work to preserve the character of the tree.  Japanese maple has more durable bark than a lot of other species making it easier to leave on moss and lichens.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sample-cherry.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sample-cherry.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sample-cherry-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And speaking of species, I choose them first for their safety, second for durability and character. The pipe above is Cherry, an excellent wood for pipes.  Fruit woods are great, and all species of Maple.  A few species of wood are toxic, for example Yew and a few kinds of Rosewood, so I don&#8217;t use them.  I also do not use any resinous woods, for example no firs, pines, etc.  I stick to deciduous hardwoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/finished-sample.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/finished-sample.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/finished-sample-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, I give all pipes the sparkystick.com brand, burnish the wood, and finish with natural, foodgrade tung oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I make the pipes with a 3\/4 inch bowl and a brass or stainless screen. The stem is bored at 1\/8 inch unless otherwise noted. Because I make each pipe from a single piece of wood, the stem is most easily cleaned by running a 1\/8 inch drill bit in the mouthpiece and through to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50,"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/50"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sparkystick.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}