Making a 'Massis' tobacco pipe

[@markalexwhite]

Nice work Sir!

[@MassisPipes]

Thank you :-)

[@Jvnshr]

One of the best pipe making video I have ever seen. Thanks for the video.

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks man! And you're welcome!

[@markatheobald]

Would you consider a workshop tour video, to get a better idea of your layout and tools?

[@mattjones7621]

Stunning pipe! Excellent craftsmanship!!

[@MrHeath13]

PEOPLE HAVE NO idea how hard we work for them to have a great pipe. Thanks for the video yes we all have secrets to how we finish our pipes and most of the time it is not passed on. Ram and Alicia. A&R pipe Co.

[@JimsonMakes]

Another beautiful pipe, great work Cheers Jim

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks Jim!

[@sirlancelot609]

Excellent work on the pipe and the video! Nicely done!

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks! The pipe was a gift to my briar cutter and I've since presented him this pipe :-)

[@pipefool7460]

Absolutely beautiful work in the pipe and the video! Care & Blessings

[@demetrioxray]

Beautiful!

[@gabepettinicchio7454]

Beautiful job, young man!

[@xGORRIT]

Nice video! More please!

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks! Any suggestions on what you'd like to see? It's not quite possible to film every pipe I make as it takes about 3 times as long to make it while filming and another couple of hours to do the editing :P

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

If you go to 8:57 before you put that last coat on there it looks great in a lighter shade. That would be cool to see a pipe like that.

[@MassisPipes]

I actually wanted to finish it like that back then, but messed up and had to refinish. If you take a look on my website there's a few similar ones in lighter finishes :-)

[@BigQback22]

That video was well worth the watch! Amazing pipe and camera work!

[@kennethtape3362]

Wonderful video! The pipe was fantastic 😄👍

[@MassisPipes]

Thank you!

[@jontypiper9881]

Excellent, well done sir 👍

[@pixelguru]

Can you tell me what multi-tool bit you're using to create your slot at 6:34? I can't find anything that's the correct size for this.

[@MassisPipes]

It is a dremel bit, number 199 if I'm not mistaken. They're pretty pricey but last for ages if you're only using them for slots.

[@pixelguru]

@@MassisPipes Thanks, I'll try to find one!

[@rcflyer23]

Where did you get you chuck for the metal lathe? I see them for wood lathes, did you just get one of those and just chuck it in the three jaw?

[@MassisPipes]

Yup, it's a oneway chuck with adapter, clamped in the metal lathe. Far from ideal, but it works...

[@nickrogers3111]

So is the inside of the bowl left as raw wood? or is that the closley guarded secret? if it's untreated wood I guess the bowl slowly burns as it's used? I had a wood stash pipe when I was young and I think that's what happened to it, but was wondering if the same is expected from a Finley crafted bowl like this?

[@MassisPipes]

The type of wood matters most. A decent briar pipe can be left bare, it won't burn. The tobacco being burned will leave an extremely thin charcoal layer that builds up to form a cake that will protect your pipe. This is why classically, people break in their pipes by smoking 5 bowls 1/3rd full, then 5 half bowls and only then fill up the pipe completely. This paste is just an added security measure for those that smoke fast, hot and without breaking in a pipe, to ensure it doesn't burn out. But if a customer requests a pipe without bowl coating from me, I happily provide them with a bare wood pipe :-)

[@The-HatTipper]

@@MassisPipes only discovered you.and im huge fan off you work.your craftsmanship.mind.soul.simply clear to be seen and truly magic.in work..god bless your hands..!! In Ireland thers sayin..."that you may never die, till the skin off a gooseberry !!make a coffin for ya!!master craftsman.🎩Hats of to you..thank you.im about embark on all rest videos.watched 5/6 pipes so far..whilst smoking some cheese.jack/ herrer.loving your work...ive collected maybe half dozen old antique unusally shaped pipes fine examples similar to your creations...i bought them travelling europe. herself loves flee markets..id send them over to you.no sweat at all if you wish....for celebrating your gift.you shared with world..gift from Ireland from🎩 Hattipper..🧀🧀🧀

[@smokinghawk5004]

Beautiful pipe making video :) Great job!

[@whitefordpipeshandmadebymi7238]

Nice shop 😊

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks :-) It's perfect, albeit a tad on the small side, which is why I'm building an additional part slash garden shed :-)

[@tobiasschneider8617]

Hello there...your tools let me think that you are from Germany but correct me if I'm wrong. Can you tell me where I can get this little wheel to make the stems cut at the end? I don't know the correct term. Greetings

[@MassisPipes]

While the lathe is in fact German, I am not. I am Belgian. The small wheel to cut the initial slot in the stem is a dremel cutter. The 199 High Speed Cutter to be precise.

[@tobiasschneider8617]

Massis Oh okay I've been there for a while...I liked it 👍🏼 Thank you very much I also use it now for my own pipeneeds 😄

[@Sfolden85]

One of my new favorite pipe making videos, great job! You forgot to show the part where the briar becomes a 1000mph projectile when buffing though ;) No? just me that does that? Seriously though you have my sub, keep em coming!

[@MassisPipes]

Yeah, I do that to, luckily it didn't happen on this pipe. However, I've never broken a pipe by launching it!

[@Petruquio777]

Excellent job💪🏼🇧🇷🍺

[@MassisPipes]

Thank you Tom! New video is in the making and will be up somewhere in the next 2 weeks!

[@homerzsimpson9698]

Just wondering what the origin of your brand, 'Massis', is. Is it a proper name?

[@MassisPipes]

Long story, but the short version is that Massis was my nickname as a student, in reference of Belgian strongman John Massis: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Massis

[@homerzsimpson9698]

@@MassisPipes Thank you for the info. For a moment I thought you had called your company Massis, which is the Armenian name for Mount Ararat in Armenia.

[@MassisPipes]

@@homerzsimpson9698 I'd never heard of that name for that mountain, so I'm afraid not :-) To elaborate a bit further: John Massis was his stage name, which was inspired by the Italian movies about a super strong character named Maciste, which first came out in 1914. Maciste originally was one of Hercules' nicknames :-)

[@einarberrios386]

Cuál es tu email , precios de tus pipas

[@MassisPipes]

you can contact me at [e-mail] Available pipes are priced on my website (www.massispipes.com), for prices on a custom commissioned piece, just send me an inquiry via email :-)

[@kuylen67]

Je bent echt wel goed bezig Massis Gaat nog ver komen op deze manier Mvg roadrunner

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks!

[@evgeniydjeck7945]

Красота!!!

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks!

[@The-HatTipper]

Guys master..📢.more timber📢..more briar....raise you pipe,s.

[@oleberg615]

just found your channel very good video keep them coming I also give you a sub

[@MassisPipes]

Thanks! I'm no regular uploader, but if you have any requests I'll do my best to film them!