DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME : Rotteneggs.com text files and message bases are for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT undertake any project based upon any information obtained from this or any other web site.We are not responsible for, nor do we assume any liability for, damages resulting from the use of any information on this site.
this is in 2 parts, first part is the pipe stem, second part will be the pipe bowl.
fairly long egg so turn back now if your attention span is equal to that of a humming bird.
(skip to the === if you dont wanna read this shit)
i would like to point out a couple things before i begin.
1. this is not just a quickie how to make a pipe egg, if your wanting to slap a coke bottle together or punch some holes in a soda can to smoke then your reading the wrong egg.
this is to make a real work of art, the longer you spend on it the better the end result.
2. this is in no way a SACRED or TRADITIONAL peace pipe, medicine pipe, calumet, ceremonial smoking pipe or any sort of religious artifact. please do not claim some Cherokee war chief passed this down to you because you saved his life from frontiersmen. it might impress your idiotic friends but its still not true. again i do not claim this is a sacred religious item so if your great great grandmomma was named she-who-parts-legs-often and you pissed cause i got an egg bout peace pipes dont fuckin rate low just cause you feel offended.
also, despite popular myth indians only smoked tobacco so if your intending to even consider it traditional you gotta throw the herb away :) but i dont give a damn what you smoke with it.
3. this isnt c/p there are a few sites on construction but not much depth.
4. this is however a very good, functional project that when done will be something you can proudly display next to your overpriced roor bong and great for camping, story telling, bonfires or just hanging out with friends.
again this is a work of art and materials, design, and construction differ from one person to another. there really isnt a carbon copy way of doing this. its unique to you.
materials:
pipe-stem. bamboo, or reed, or soft wood. choose what you wish. i went with bamboo.
superglue
knife
saw or dremmel(optional but reccomended)(highly reccomend a dremmel if you dont own one. they make things like this so...so much easyer)
For the stem i choose bamboo, traditionally its reed but im trying to make this out of things you can purchase
bought a 6ft bamboo pole at lowes, try the garden section of your favorite mass consumer outlet. you dont need 6ft, anywhere between 2-3 feet is good. my recommendations is to sit down cross legged. put the pipe at rest on the ground and sitting up straight mark where it meets your lips. thats a good length.
a clotheshanger works great for punching through the bamboo knots. id recommend a nice sturdy one if you dont mind fucking it up but it can be used for other crafts. a brass or steel one from walmart is best. the cheap ass ones you get at like dry cleaners are shit. wouldnt recommend them.
you can use a soft wood like elder, split it and hollow the middle out then glue it back together but bamboo works just dandy
next comes the fun part. wrapping the shaft, i used hemp rope from walmart and in retrospect i should of got a thicker one but i didnt so it took forever anyways the process is simple. start with a U loop at whichever section of the pipe you wish. i started at the mouthpiece. wrap over the U loop and keep going down. this will keep everything looking flawless so there isnt a huge knot and shit. keep wrapping around and around and around then we start attaching the parts that hang down. our fringe i recon.
look carefully how this is done. you take a section of your hemp rope. or jute or rawhide. whatever you using and place it on your pipe stem then wrap over with the rope currently circling your pipe it will hold on its own but if your worried about it falling out (cause your fucked if a month down the line it comes loose, your not gettin it back in without undoin the whole fucker) your welcome to put some superglue on the string and glue it to the pipe. you dont need alot
okay. now to make the string hang down so you can attach shit to it you just lift it up and continue wrapping underneath it. do this however many times you want down your pipe, one at the mouth and one at the bowl? hey groovy. want 50 of them? far out, its up to you.
^whenever your done wrapping the whole thing it should look something like this^
if you havent said fuck it, broke the pipe in half or decided to turn it into shitty nunchaku by now im proud of ya. that was pretty much the hardest part.
next i added beads to them, again bought at walmart. plenty of colors to choose from, get bright pink neon if thats your thing though the more subdued, camo colors are more traditional looking. any pattern you wish, i just randomly through them on there. one because i just barely had enough to finish it (btw 500 beads is bout how many mine took. your mileage may vary) and didnt wanna buy a second bag just for a pattern and two it woulda took longer lol. when you put the last bead on, if you want things to look flush tie a knot into the rope then push it up into the last bead, you may have to tie more than 1 knot ontop of each other. you want it tight. add a drop of superglue and it should hold for the life of the pipe or till the string breaks cause you were too stoned to notice it was caught on the table.
this is the end result of the beads
please dont ask where i got that pouch at the end, i honestly dont rember. i think it came with a piece of shit swiss army knife i bought at a flea market. its there to carry my smoke with if you can find something to use, groovy. cant really think of anything you can buy however. perhaps a piece of soft leather and sew a bag up yourself, only thing i can think of.
add some feathers and it looks pretty traditional.
slide the quill of the feather up between the beads, this is where i regret getting the thinnest hemp rope. rawhide or thicker rope might hold the feather taunt to the bead, but if it doesnt do what i did. superglue the quill to the ROPE. not to the beads. to the ROPE this is so the beads can still move freely up and down
if you hunt then you can really make it look good, fur and real feathers, wouldnt have to buy much shit.
lastly i would suggest cutting a mouthpeice. basically your smoking end, whack off at a 45 angle. then curve it a bit and if possible sandpaper it with a nice high grit. get it nice and smooth.
if done correctly it should look as good as any true peice pipe. however your welcome to spend 300 bucks on the internet and buy one but it wont be any more sacred than this. regardless if a true indian made it or not.
and thats pretty much it for the stem section, hopefully i covered the basics of it but its really your own personal adventure and really hard to explain how your gonna make your own art. cant really coach a painter on how to paint...unless your the gang leader and your bitchslapping your flunkie around for misspelling your clicks name on the back of the liquor store.
my next egg (assuming people even wanna see it) will contain the bowl section. it shouldnt be as time consuming as this. hope you like and if you rate low please post why. any questions post a reply and ill respond to them
Apr 18, 2008 5:26 pm - btw i bought some fake fur too but it looks like SHIT so i refused to attack it. your welcome to do as you wish with yours.
main reason its in 2 parts is i havent actualy made the bowl part yet lol but its on its way. prolly make it later tonight or tomorrow and assuming the egg gets approved ill post when i get muh 50 points back lol. peace.
Apr 18, 2008 10:45 pm - hold off on making this till part 2 is up. im gonna add some extra tips on making this that might advoid some issues i had. less you just wanna go at it like a drunk girl goes to dick. thats cool too though its a bitch if you fuck up at the end and then gotta live with it or start over. but hey that might be half the fun for ya. peace
Apr 19, 2008 8:28 pm - okay. thats some fucking bullshit it got dropped. what the hell for. could a mod atleast give me a goddamn reason? bullshit, lata.
Edit Page
Message Firesale
Add Comment
Add to Favorites
Email to Friend
