Making a Thames clay pipe - Will it work?

[@helenmacdonald6029]

That is a great looking pipe. Love how you brought the pipe down to the Thames to try it out.

[@anutterperspective]

Great idea! Turned out beautifully, fab part of video is when Ye said “made a pipe” and ye eyes were smiling! Ty Si!

[@tterbay]

Experimental archaeology. AWESOME! Your pipe turned out AMAZING and looks as if it smoked very well too. 🤯

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Great pipe! Really enjoyed this Si 😊

[@Sifinds]

nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art Thanks Nic!!! Your turn to make one now!

[@gaynor3976]

That was brilliant Si. Loved your design of the Swan pipe. You really are clever xxx

[@karenmathews1978]

Ty so much for sharing your pipe and showing how they were used back then

[@BeepingMad]

My wife and I have just watched all your videos back to back. Thank you for taking us along on your mudlarking adventures.

[@Sifinds]

Geoff Beepingmad Thanks for watching guys! Tell your friends!!

[@northscot9862]

That was very interesting, you have got me want to make one now.

[@clockwork9827]

I like that the pipe does draw well enough to keep the tobacco alight. good idea to use a bit of wire. It is nearly 🌷 tulip season here in Ottawa (right now, we are just in the middle of our flooding) . but a tulip would make a good design.

[@golddalekwho5944]

Did you throw it in the Thames for someone to find in 2118?

[@Sifinds]

GoldDalek Who it crossed my mind. But with all the other mudlarkers I reckon it would be found the next day!

[@golddalekwho5944]

@@Sifinds Fair point.😊

[@RatKindler]

@@Sifinds But imagine their delight when they show it on their own KZbin channel. :-)

[@artistchristos]

haha ....that was my very first thought, too!

[@victoriacesare7502]

It’s probably lucky you didn’t throw it in. Some air dry clays aren’t water proof. Absolutely love your pipe. 💚

[@robertabessey7990]

Absolutely gorgeous. Very nice job especially being your first try. Very much enjoyed watching you do that. Thank you for sharing

[@cherylmacnutt2686]

Very cool , love your design also love the Volkswagen cloth just as much! Great job!

[@ShortOrderCook]

Loved your pipe & your design Si! So lovely!

[@LizJr88]

You're quite the craftsman! Turned out great!!

[@thievinggoats4806]

Great job! Love Nics swan idea, and your execution was spot on!

[@TheTonialadd]

So it’s 5:45 in the morning, and I decided to search for how Victorian clay pipes were made and I found this video! Lol! How did I miss this when it first came out? Once again, great job Si! ❤️

[@Artgardener]

So imaginative! Well done!

[@vilstef6988]

Very clever, and nicely modeled! I like Nicola's little wildlife interludes in her vlogs. Smoking a pipe on the Thames foreshore-how appropriate.

[@amypaparone55]

You are just so talented! That was fascinating to watch

[@janicestevens8469]

It’s awesome that you made the pipe and even better that it actually worked! 😊

[@lissymoz]

This is why I love your channel...you are so talented Si! Suits you sir :D

[@ms.michealhodge1243]

Simon you are a renaissance man!😉 Awesome job! I really like the shape. What great inspiration from Nicola!😃

[@iLitAfuseiCantStop]

This was such a great little project Si! I always enjoy your "finds" videos but this was a fun little detour ❤

[@Laura-Kitty]

Very clever! You did a beautiful job, lovely pipe. So creative.

[@Sifinds]

Laura Y. Ah thanks Laura. Just happy it worked out how I planned, first time!

[@malinda8668]

I like that you've shown your creative side. You really are multi-talented. Well done.

[@Sifinds]

Malinda Altman ah Thanks Malinda!

[@juanitaskelton448]

Amazing, Si...yay! Great pipe. Lord have mercy! Will your talent ever end? Not that it should...brillant, love! Thank you for sharing...your cat was talking to you...even she likes the pipe!

[@dawnhaynes7784]

I would love to have one of those

[@MsSephrena]

Wonderful looking pipe - So glad you shared w/ us the process, not just the finished product - Looking forward to seeing more of your clay-work artistry ...

[@yvonnepagan9912]

Well done, Si! The swan is very realistic and a wonderful idea. Good thing tobacco isn’t expensive now. It’s quite large as pipes go. My suggestion …… remember Nicolas find of a lady in a long dress bending at the waist!? What if you try a footman in a coat bending over as they used to do. Or a buttercup or a tulip or a wine glass. Maybe a cup and saucer. Anything that has that cup shape really. I try to think laterally.

[@chefrarestones1960]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the interesting things you show us on your videos!!! Your awesome!!! Thanks again!!!

[@Sifinds]

chefrarestones1960 Thanks Chef!!!

[@kallyand]

I'M soooo inspired!!!!! This is so fantastic Si !!!!!!!

[@lisalorentz7919]

You had great luck with the muck! Fantastic storytelling, as always... and an adorable design. Thanks for taking me along. All smiles!

[@charlenewienke7321]

Si, you rock!!!! No idea that you were that artsie!!!!The whole pipe was awesome!!!You owe Nic!!!!...I found you because I watched her!

[@deborahlovett7984]

Loved the video si.What fun having a go at making your own clay pipe and it works as well.!Great.

[@Hailstonepie]

Always wanted to see one being made. Thanks Si.

[@anthonyrodgers8233]

Well done on the pipe Si!! I love your videos.

[@diannmcdonald4949]

Great job on creating a free form pipe. This was a fun video.

[@charlesperez9976]

That was VERY impressive. Nicely done!!

[@trennalogsdon245]

You’ve inspired me Si, I work with clay and I think I just may have to give that one a try. I’m a new subscriber and thoroughly enjoy watching Nicola and yourself finding “ luck in the muck”.

[@kimberlykline504]

This was amazing! And loved how you went down to the foreshore to smoke it

[@Sifinds]

Cheers Kim! 👍🏻🐾🧡

[@elizabethmanger8670]

That is very cool! I love the way you make things by just having a go!

[@jennshep3378]

You done an awesome pipe! The craftsmanship was spot on! Don’t let me catch you smoking again! Ha ha!

[@52Morgan52]

Now that was an unexpected treat. Super skill Si, that was an amazing watch. Ty

[@Sifinds]

Chris Morgan Thanks Chris. Something a bit different

[@ricksheetz1873]

as a wood carver I quite enjoyed your handy work, Bravo young man, Bravo, take care

[@stevenhovinga6584]

Very cool! Si I thought about making a pipe after seeing all the cool pipes that you find.

[@noradaniels470]

Awesome beautiful job Si. I love your creativity.❤

[@Sifinds]

Nora Daniels Thanks Nora x

[@XdriverRuhr]

A great project. 👍🏼 This is practical archeology. And it's easy to imagine how people at that time enjoyed an original design. Or one or the other was admired. And for the pipe manufacturers it was certainly worthwhile to take more money for the special look. 🙂

[@moirablack3768]

Well done Simon it’s lovely🤗👍

[@marilyngianadda1167]

Well done! Very clever the pipe, not the smoking!

[@ellieboottreasure7917]

Amazing Si - so creative.

[@oitsamy]

What a wonderful pipe you've made there! Looks like you had a good day making it as well. I always enjoy your searching videos, a making video is quite a treat. Hope you make more things as the inspiration hits you.

[@moomoosnmummy]

That was quite interesting, thank you- I do love your pipe design 😁 you didn't look comfortable smoking it tho 😂 is air drying clay safe to smoke out of? Perhaps it's time to invest in a flat cap, old man slippers and a little terrier dog to sleep at your feet, will go nicely with your pipe 🤣

[@LindaJones-dk3fz]

Delighted to follow this - way to go Si! X

[@PompeyChris71]

Brilliant. Well done Si.

[@oges74]

Very creative, what a great success! Often wondered watching yours and Nic's videos how the pipes were made, thought they were all done by hand and didnt consider a mould. Well now I know

[@frederickletch5679]

Well done Si. Looks amazing for a first attempt.

[@NALEtheridge92]

That was lovely. Nicola has got me obsessed with pipes. You're was just lovely.

[@tomshively5419]

Amazing work Master Sculpture Sci!!

[@jackiebeans2689]

So cool! Love the design!💕

[@bethfillingim7610]

Your a very talented pipe maker...I see that this video was released 2 years ago, did you make any others ? An Elephant would be a challenge as well a beauty worth buying. I never doubted you would meet the challenge after seeing so many of the crafts you have shown...your birdhouse was a lovely one...repairing the truck, and so many others.. Thank you for inviting us into your world...The life of a mudlarker. Love to hear a reply more than a ❤...maybe two 💚💛s..lol

[@algiordano9051]

Great job for your first 👏 pipe very creative. And it works a great project you made it look easy and I know it is not. I enjoy your adventures, stay well. Al

[@albapalmerola364]

I died with that pipe made in you. I'm delighted with the passion they put and how talented they are.👏👏👏🤗

[@livinglife8333]

That’s brilliant! I don’t smoke but have lit my grandfathers pipe with a flavored tobacco and just puff on it like you were doing. It’s just a comforting and reminds me of my papa.

[@desertrose2059]

Simon that is a gorgeous pipe! Very artistic!

[@Sifinds]

D R Thanks!

[@cynthiamallinak4513]

That's was awesome! You are talented.

[@jynxgoxoom]

Very cool. Your pipe turned out awesome.I was thinking a lost wax setup might work as you could model the clay around the wax and bake to harden and clear out the wax.

[@frankytaylor2130]

That is so well made and a brilliant idea!!!!

[@Wvnursey]

Congrats!! My Grandfather smoked a pipe. I love yours. Cheers!

[@Sifinds]

Cindy Wade Thanks Cindy. I won’t be taking it up soon, but it does keep your hands warm!

[@nancyquinn3578]

Si you never cease to amaze me , well done very creative ❤️🇨🇦 stay safe

[@grendelgrendelsson5493]

That was really bloody clever!! Well done mate!

[@shellyrourke8994]

What a great way to change things up, a lovely surprise Si. Well done making it actually work too! You look well chuffed with yourself. :-)

[@MsTilda2]

Aww, your cripp look so cosy, love it, creative and drawing, what is life more than this 😊😊😊👍👍❤❤🍀🍀 great video ..

[@marilyngianadda1167]

It's such fun! Nic will love it!

[@lynnemorris7516]

How clever and artistic you are thank you I enjoyed very much.

[@andreamyers6144]

You are a true artist!

[@clockwork9827]

Good one Simon... I wonder what it might be like to smoke a pipe. Making one is a process is in itself... Always good to follow, where your curiosity leads !

[@Catmoore60]

Very creative! I especially liked it’s feet...and as I hoped, you lit it up down on the foreshore. Perfect! You and Nicola might start a little cottage industry!

[@Sifinds]

Catherine Moore Haha, they take too long to make. But I like the idea of a cottage illustrated pipe! 🤔 with the chimney where you put the tobacco!

[@sf9145]

You are a proper gentleman now! Just need a time piece hanging from your pocket ;-) Great job! I loved watching you do that. Artistry. You are an artist. Also, I did not know that you had such a great variety of pipes that you have found.

[@stacydurham5100]

I've been creating things from the past for 15 years ..always fascinating the skills that have past down the eons and has past away.. great job my man..

[@Sifinds]

Stacy Durham Thanks Stacey!!!

[@tassiesmama1600]

Wow, you’re a man of many talents!

[@willbejamming1532]

Nice idea and execution.

[@dr_steve]

I don't know quite why, but when I see you smoking that swan pipe on the Thames I can't help but think of Popeye the Sailor Man! You are incredibly talented, Simon. A fun change from mudlarking....

[@tnago428]

I would definitely pick up that pipe! Well done Si!

[@shelleydixon3008]

That's a cool looking pipe . Well done

[@grayhaven451]

Great job Si. I'd like to see you do more.

[@secretdaisy6484]

Wow! That is a really ambitious piece for a beginner. You did a great job rendering the swan! I’m going to teach myself how to make clay pipes too. I want to make them by hand & also want to make my own molds. Eventually I want to experiment with glazes. There was a pipe factory near where I live on the Ohio River. The site is a ruin but I’ve been there & found some pipe fragments. I saw a wall display of the pipes in a restaurant years ago & have been intrigued ever since. I don’t smoke 🚭 either! 👍☮️🌞🇺🇸

[@murlthomas70]

You did an excellent job on the swan! Love it like crazy!

[@Sifinds]

Murl Thomas Thanks Murl!!

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

Si, I am impressed! Not only is your pipe perfectly lovely, but it actually works! Master craftsmanship, indeed! Now I want to try my hand at making one, so thanks for the idea! :-)

[@Sifinds]

Cynthia Swearingen Thanks! Yes please do! I’d love to see it if you do, maybe tweet me if you do. Cheers!

[@rogerdempsey7227]

Awesome Simon now I want to try to make one myself that's so cool👍👍 that is awesome again all the way from Texas I love that stay blessed can't wait to see what you making it

[@jennywalborn7769]

Now that was fun and cool to watch it be made! I've been wanting a clay pipe like you all find so often,so maybe I just need to make my own now too! Really enjoyed your artistic ability with Nic's idea it turned out fantastic!♡

[@Lougallops]

Well look at that! Well done!!

[@patriceschweitzer8326]

I love it! What a gem!! Congratúlate!!

[@artistchristos]

Nice work, Si. Do you by any chance do any other artworks because I can see some very real artistic skill in your lovely swan pipe. I am an artist and wonder of you are too?

[@Sifinds]

Sky Everlasting Hi Sky. Im a graphic designer in my proper job. So I love art and anything creative, and trying new things. Im learning to turn wood so I can make Thames found wooden bowls soon

[@artistchristos]

@@Sifinds Me too! I am a graphic designer (with a degree B. Des.) and have become a fine artist over the last 25 years. I've helped renovate 2 houses and can make and do practically anything just as you yourself can do. The creative mind has no limits! I am a fosicker in the countryside of my rural Australian area and did also in the outback when I lived there a few years so have some pretty good collections of finds of my own, too, even though there is no luck in the mud for me there is luck in the fields!

[@janvafa4253]

Sky Everlasting - what is a fosicker?

[@artistchristos]

@@janvafa4253 Sorry, I spelled it incorrectly! Fossick means to hunt for or search out something. Dictionary: fossick |ˈfɒsɪk| verb [ no obj. ] Austral./NZ informal rummage; search: he spent years fossicking through documents. • search for gold in abandoned workings. I fossick in the fields around my house in South Australia and find bits of coloured china, blue and white china, glass, marbles, glass bottle stoppers, glass bottles, broken glass, all sorts of stuff that was thrown out up to 100 years ago in rubbish dumps in these rural areas. The fields are wheat fields and get ploughed in several times a year and I go walking out my back yard into the fields and see what I can find. I have some good collections! Thanks for asking.

[@kamp2500]

Great job, I love it! I love watching your video I can say that I have learned a lot from you. thanks for educating me.

[@Sifinds]

kamp2500 Thanks. Appreciate that!

[@sharonbeck1838]

Good work on your swan pipe that's really cute

[@Kinnesan]

It impressed me. Well done!

[@elizabethingram9784]

Really nice! Good job.

[@tonicooper8202]

😂😂😂. Great job !!!! I hope you didn’t get sick 🤒

[@jeriannroberts1816]

Cheeky grin, "I made a pipe" ! Well done Si. Blessings

[@cindyray1192]

Very creative! And it really works!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

It suits you. Very cool and unexpected post. Hope you were able to find some "fine shag" to smoke haha!

[@BernardProfitendieu]

I thought of that tobacconist's sign, too!

[@Sifinds]

Well remembered!!!!!