poplars
Well-Known Member
The Irony of it All
a funny story-
by fdd
i started blowing glass in the first month of 2009. there were two things that really got me into it all. i was looking for a new hobby and knew i wanted something to do with fire. i was thinking of metal sculpting. then i tried it and it was filthy. i knew glass would be cleaner and had a little experience in the past with it. once i tried it i was hooked.
but the main reason that i started was due to the fact that i could not find a "hash specific pipe". hence, a pipe made just for smoking hash out of. something small and simple, yet designed for hash. i knew what it needed to be but couldn't find anything like it. we have a dozen pipe shops within throwing distance of my house and for 2 years we looked endlessly. so when i first thought about blowing glass all i had in mind was the fact that i needed a hash pipe. i think there is even a thread here discussing this.
so after almost two years, i still have yet to design that hash pipe. until today.
to me a hash pipe needs to have several things. we will start with the obvious:
a small bowl hole - a small bowl hole will allow the pipe to be used with out a screen. a lot of pipe require screens if hash is to be smoked out of them simply because of the hole size. a hash pipe should have a nice solid, small hole. a poker is often used to stir it so you can't afford thin walled glass near the bowl hole. this is why a "reduced" hole is best. my hash pipe bowl will be a "solid bowl, reduced hole" style.
a flat spot to rest on - hash pipes tip, hash spills everywhere. a good hash pipe should have a nice solid base. style and flow go along with this.
a big bowl - hash is often "fluffed up". shallow bowls allow for hash to fall out everywhere. a nice deep, over sized bowl will allow for stirring with minimal spillage.
trippy desins - hash is trippy. who wants to smoke hash out of a clear pipe? not me. a good hash pipe will have depth and color. things to see.
compactness - i feel hash pipes should be small. able to fit in your palm. the should fit the hand to help prevent dropping. hash tends to relax those who smoke it. a well fitting pipe will hang in ones relaxed hand.
so with that being said, ... here's my new hash pipe.
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damn dude I"m actually impressed. I wasn't expecting this that fast either . . . *claps*
ima have to get some cash together...
if I had money I'd buy that today..no joke.... looks like it's scrounge time...
lol
