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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 10, 2019 12:18:17 GMT -5
I just resealed the bath with my wife. Man alive, silicone is messy stuff!! It depends on the skill of the user.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 10, 2019 12:20:31 GMT -5
Possibly...that or the smoke that comes from it. There's a chart here that says that sycamore is unsuitable for smoking foods (go to the last page). It's under the poisonous section, but I'm not sure if it's part of it. It’s best not to smoke a pipe made from sycamore wood, can do permanent damage to your lungs. Not worth taking a chance. If you boiled it and air cured it like they do with briar it would probably be fine.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 10, 2019 12:25:31 GMT -5
I just resealed the bath with my wife. Man alive, silicone is messy stuff!! It depends on the skill of the user. That it does, my friend... That it does.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 13:14:28 GMT -5
It’s best not to smoke a pipe made from sycamore wood, can do permanent damage to your lungs. Not worth taking a chance. Thanks for that. Where did you find that information, Ted? Simple research online,if it’s not recommended to burn or BBQ with due to its toxicity, I’d venture to say definitely don’t smoke tobacco from the wood. It’s a good keepsake, you made it by hand. OR, gift it to someone you want to “ drop dead “.....lol
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 13:17:58 GMT -5
It’s best not to smoke a pipe made from sycamore wood, can do permanent damage to your lungs. Not worth taking a chance. If you boiled it and air cured it like they do with briar it would probably be fine. It’s recommended not to use when BBQ food. I wouldn’t take the chance and smoke the wood. One tidbit I found online......... ” Sycamore tree poisoning, if not treated promptly by a veterinarian, can be fatal to the horse. The seeds and seedlings of the sycamore tree contain the toxic agent hypoglycin A, which causes severe muscle damage “.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 10, 2019 13:26:41 GMT -5
If you boiled it and air cured it like they do with briar it would probably be fine. It’s recommended not to use when BBQ food. I wouldn’t take the chance and smoke the wood. One tidbit I found online......... ” Sycamore tree poisoning, if not treated promptly by a veterinarian, can be fatal to the horse. The seeds and seedlings of the sycamore tree contain the toxic agent hypoglycin A, which causes severe muscle damage “. I would bet that anything toxic is in the sap of the wood. Completely different from the seeds and leaves. Cherry and peach trees have toxic components that don't affect the wood.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 10, 2019 14:10:21 GMT -5
I wonder if I charred the inside, and therefore prevent it from burning further, would that help?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 14:32:22 GMT -5
I wonder if I charred the inside, and therefore prevent it from burning further, would that help? “ IF “ the sycamore wood is properly dried by age, baking or in a kiln at low temperature, from everything I read online there ar no toxins left in the wood. Get rid of the moisture and sap, you should be fine👍
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 10, 2019 14:42:38 GMT -5
I wonder if I charred the inside, and therefore prevent it from burning further, would that help? “ IF “ the sycamore wood is properly dried by age, baking or in a kiln at low temperature, from everything I read online there ar no toxins left in the wood. Get rid of the moisture and sap, you should be fine👍 I might stick it on our radiator for a year and see what happens.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 14:55:51 GMT -5
“ IF “ the sycamore wood is properly dried by age, baking or in a kiln at low temperature, from everything I read online there ar no toxins left in the wood. Get rid of the moisture and sap, you should be fine👍 I might stick it on our radiator for a year and see what happens. Preheat your oven to the highest temperature, shut over off. Put WOOD portion of the pipe on the center rack and it will dry thoroughly in an hour. Near a radiator for a year you’ll definitely have a split piece of wood.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 10, 2019 15:03:08 GMT -5
I might stick it on our radiator for a year and see what happens. Preheat your oven to the highest temperature, shut over off. Put WOOD portion of the pipe on the center rack and it will dry thoroughly in an hour. Near a radiator for a year you’ll definitely have a split piece of wood. only an hour? That's not too bad. I thought it would have taken longer than that. Pity I've stained and glazed it. I wonder what the heat would do to that?
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 10, 2019 15:05:58 GMT -5
Preheat your oven to the highest temperature, shut over off. Put WOOD portion of the pipe on the center rack and it will dry thoroughly in an hour. Near a radiator for a year you’ll definitely have a split piece of wood. only an hour? That's not too bad. I thought it would have taken longer than that. Pity I've stained and glazed it. I wonder what the heat would do to that? Just try boiling the next piece for 6 hours and dry it in the oven like Ted said.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 10, 2019 15:10:20 GMT -5
The stain and glaze are carriers of pigment and solids. I wouldnt imagine anything would "happen" if you put it in the oven. The stain has done its job and the liquid portion of it has already evaporated. The glaze on the other hand depends on what type it is. If its latex I wouldnt want to put it in there in fear of it melting off and making a mess. I'm not sure what the temperature threshold for that is.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 10, 2019 15:13:19 GMT -5
only an hour? That's not too bad. I thought it would have taken longer than that. Pity I've stained and glazed it. I wonder what the heat would do to that? Just try boiling the next piece for 6 hours and dry it in the oven like Ted said. Maybe I will. I kept some of the branch. I can make another one quick enough.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jan 10, 2019 20:04:15 GMT -5
If you boiled it and air cured it like they do with briar it would probably be fine. It’s recommended not to use when BBQ food. I wouldn’t take the chance and smoke the wood. One tidbit I found online......... ” Sycamore tree poisoning, if not treated promptly by a veterinarian, can be fatal to the horse. The seeds and seedlings of the sycamore tree contain the toxic agent hypoglycin A, which causes severe muscle damage “. Isn't that what the put on Capt. Black Grape as a humectant? probably spelt that wrong, but you get my meaning.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jan 10, 2019 20:12:15 GMT -5
Since it was mentioned again.... I've came to the conclusion that I must try captain black grape. I'm almost certain that I wont like it at all but I feel the need. So one day when I need to spend a few more dollars for free shipping I WILL cross that threshold.
Well this morning it was pretty chilly. I tried to open my glovebox to grab my work gloves. Oddly enough, people do use the GLOVEbox for gloves... who would have thought? The problem is I broke the handle off. So after work I had to take it off, run to the junk yard and have them find me one. The glovebox works again.
Other than that, just a normal day in South Georgia.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 10, 2019 23:04:04 GMT -5
It’s recommended not to use when BBQ food. I wouldn’t take the chance and smoke the wood. One tidbit I found online......... ” Sycamore tree poisoning, if not treated promptly by a veterinarian, can be fatal to the horse. The seeds and seedlings of the sycamore tree contain the toxic agent hypoglycin A, which causes severe muscle damage “. Isn't that what the put on Capt. Black Grape as a humectant? probably spelt that wrong, but you get my meaning. If so it's good stuff. 😁🤠
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Post by slowroll on Jan 11, 2019 12:49:34 GMT -5
Isn't Captain Black Grape all humectant--with a little tobacco flavor?
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Post by kirk13 on Jan 11, 2019 13:48:09 GMT -5
Isn't Captain Black Grape all humectant--with a little tobacco flavor? It's a tobacco? Thank the gods! I thought it was a vegan superhero!
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 11, 2019 14:00:38 GMT -5
Isn't Captain Black Grape all humectant--with a little tobacco flavor? It's a tobacco? Thank the gods! I thought it was a vegan superhero!
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 11, 2019 14:05:17 GMT -5
Wow. I now understand why smoking pipes are pretty much limited to briar in the wood department. I also heard cherry is used, but not sure. This was an educational thread. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 14:52:17 GMT -5
Glad it is Friday. Been a long week. Too long to even post about but things are returning to normal.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jan 11, 2019 14:56:09 GMT -5
Wow. I now understand why smoking pipes are pretty much limited to briar in the wood department. I also heard cherry is used, but not sure. This was an educational thread. Thanks you can use most fruit woods, maple, hickory. There are more. The first pipes I made were cherry I sourced locally. Also, can this work day be over already. Total draggers.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 11, 2019 15:08:43 GMT -5
So I bought a bag of kiln-dried firewood today. It's birch which is an OK wood to use. I'm assuming that because it's dried it's also cured, so I'll use some of those blocks as practice before I shell out on briar.
Watch this space...well, don't hold your breath, because I'm going skiing on Sunday so I won't get around to this for a week or so.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jan 11, 2019 15:24:33 GMT -5
So I bought a bag of kiln-dried firewood today. It's birch which is an OK wood to use. I'm assuming that because it's dried it's also cured, so I'll use some of those blocks as practice before I shell out on briar. Watch this space...well, don't hold your breath, because I'm going skiing on Sunday so I won't get around to this for a week or so. Good for you, Paddy...last time I went skiing was over 20 years ago...on a patch of ice in front of a gas station...skied all the way to the brick wall outside the bathroom...lady came out and asked what I was doing on my a s s in front of the ladies room....I didn't have an answer. Friday in central north Florida...had to accompany my wife to the Dr. office with the "baby"...she asked..."wanna go to walmart?" I told her as much as I want a root canal. Came home, made another tamper, sitting here trying to figure out what we are gonna eat for dinner...that is the extent of my day.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 11, 2019 16:27:44 GMT -5
So I bought a bag of kiln-dried firewood today. It's birch which is an OK wood to use. I'm assuming that because it's dried it's also cured, so I'll use some of those blocks as practice before I shell out on briar. Watch this space...well, don't hold your breath, because I'm going skiing on Sunday so I won't get around to this for a week or so. Good for you, Paddy...last time I went skiing was over 20 years ago...on a patch of ice in front of a gas station...skied all the way to the brick wall outside the bathroom...lady came out and asked what I was doing on my a s s in front of the ladies room....I didn't have an answer. 😂😂
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Post by jackdiamond on Jan 11, 2019 19:26:52 GMT -5
Took my baby to get her 6 mo. shots today. Poor thing really hated it. Smoked a little bit of a bulk English blend from my MM Mark Twain (that thing's rapidly becoming my working pipe).
Did a little bit of work on a little restoration I'm doing. The stem is giving me hell. I've been buffing it like crazy with carnauba wax, but it's not helping much. I guess I'm gonna have to get something else.
Cheers, JD
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Post by Cramptholomew on Jan 11, 2019 19:43:43 GMT -5
Took my baby to get her 6 mo. shots today. Poor thing really hated it. Smoked a little bit of a bulk English blend from my MM Mark Twain (that thing's rapidly becoming my working pipe). Did a little bit of work on a little restoration I'm doing. The stem is giving me hell. I've been buffing it like crazy with carnauba wax, but it's not helping much. I guess I'm gonna have to get something else. Cheers, JD Carnauba wax is just going to shine it up, it won't remove oxidation. If it's BADLY oxidized, you're gonna need some 400 grit, then 600 grit, etc. - or get on of those 6 sided Emory board thingies. Do you have a buffing wheel?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 20:22:56 GMT -5
Took my baby to get her 6 mo. shots today. Poor thing really hated it. Smoked a little bit of a bulk English blend from my MM Mark Twain (that thing's rapidly becoming my working pipe). Did a little bit of work on a little restoration I'm doing. The stem is giving me hell. I've been buffing it like crazy with carnauba wax, but it's not helping much. I guess I'm gonna have to get something else. Cheers, JD Also try Mr Clean Magic Eraser for removing oxidation on the stem, it works miracles. If super stubborn oxidation dab a bit of OxiClean on the Magic Eraser. Less chance of doing any damage to the hallmark on the stem. Good luck👍👍
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Post by toshtego on Jan 11, 2019 21:52:30 GMT -5
More struggles with Fed Ex. Jeesu, they are the lamest bunch. After spending hours on the phone with them trying to explain how to find my house, which they have been to many time before, they are afraid of a little snow and curtailed deliveries until next week. Meanwhile, the Post Office delivered the mail and UPS trucks were making deliveries here. I, too, was out driving to town and back. I guess the Fed Ex drivers were holed up at the depot drinking hot cocoa. I hope they had marshmallows. They need them.
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