what is the best wood to use if your carveing a pipe?
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Pipe makers use briar wood!\nIt is very hard and very hard to get!
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This would depend on whether the wood used was commercially processed timber or natural material i.e. driftwood etc.\n\nIf you declare on the customs declaration what it is exactly and it's made from treated timber you should be OK
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ebay should have some sticks on there, thats where i got mune , although personally i'd go down the hardware store, get some aliminum pipe (hollow solid wold be too heavy and dangerouse) and make you'r own. this would give you the perfect size and width stick for you, it wont crack or smash like graphite and its way cheap!
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I hope they all pick a good fire wood type, I'm getting low on fire wood :-)
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rope is better, for both the tree and your son. Use a sturdy rope that will last through weather. Tie something heavy that can be thrown to one end of the rope and toss it over the branch that you want to use. Once you've got it over the branch tie it around the tire. Enjoy.
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Since you want to find the "strongest and most durable wooden walking stick in the world,"  I assume you mean looking for the strongest type of wood.  \n\nThe strength of wood is based on a scale called the Janka scale.  It measures how many pounds-force it takes to make force a .444 inch steel ball into wood to half its diameter.\n\n(A.K.A  its the amount of weight you need to put half of a half-inch steel marble in the would)\n\nThere are quite a few varieties of extremely hard wood.  \n\nCurupy, at around 3900lbs/f, is a wood that is often used in flooring.\n\nEbony,3200-3600 depending on the speices,  is a wood that is extremely hard and polishes well.  It has also been used for centuries as walking sticks.\n\nHowever, if you're looking for the hardest wood to make a walking stick from, it's Lignum vitae.  It possible the world's strongest wood (4500lbs/f) and is very resistant to almost everything.  The only draw back is that it is waxy.  A walking stick that slips from the grip is a bad walking stick.
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Most modern sticks are made from fiberglass/aluminum or carbon fiber.  These come in either one or two-piece.  Two-piece sticks allow you to snap the blade and replace it without scrapping the whole stick.  The blades are made of wood, fiberglass, carbon, or any combination there of.  The most common wood used today is White Ash and Birch.\n\nOne piece carbon sticks are made from the inside, out.  They layer carbon fiber over and over.  Each layer gets a coat of epoxy.  This is what makes it hard.  The epoxy has very little strength and the carbon is strong but flimsy.  Think of carbon fiber as fabric and the epoxy as peanut brittle (stay with me).  If you took a slapper with just an epoxy stick, it would shatter.  If you took a slapper with just a carbon fiber stick, it would flap in the breeze.  The combination of the two gives it unbeatable strength yet still allows it to flex a bit.\n\nOld wood sticks are still around, but the preferred wood (Rock Elm) is becoming scarce.  Dutch Elm disease has wiped out most of the supply.  So now manufactures are turning to White Ash.  It's not as strong, but it's about 1/4 the price of Rock Elm.
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Better than that, look up some standard tables, be careful with the yarn, SiC is extremely hard.
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I find most hula hoops bend into uselessness quickly. The best hoops are ones made from connecting ends of PVC. If you choose this method of construction, you could fill the pipe with lead beads or some other weight to your specifications.
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Wood.  When I am in the hardware store it reminds me of hte house I grew up in.  My dad had a construction company based in our home.  He was also a master carpenter so the smell of freshly cut wood always permeated our home.
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hope this helps you out. molding clay is what i would use.
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hardwood such as oak or maple. \nEucalyptus burns really hot and smells good - but the creosote will build in your chimney,
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Carbon Steel is probably your best bet, thats traditional.\n\nSome sword makers today use swedish powdered steel but I hear its really pricey but I like carbon steel better.\n\nI suggest you get some books on the forgeing of Katana, they are expensive books too.\n\nGood Luck, You'll probably need it, it takes alot of practice and experiance to make a good Katana!
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go to home depot and by some lumber and pipes and stuff.  put them together and make whatever you want.  just don't tell your homeowners insurance company
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Any Hardware/lumber store ie. Home Depot or Lowes.  Ask for landscaping timbers.  most have rounded sides so they are safe.
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Fraser fir will be a good tree. They have short, soft needles that stay on better than almost any other.\n\nTo keep your tree nice as long as possible, cut an inch off the bottom just before bringing it inside. Put it in water and don't let it dry out. The tree will take up a lot of water for the first 24 hours.\n\nThere is a product from "Naturally Safe Technologies" that will help your tree last and makes it somewhat fire resistant. It comes in a packet looks like a Kool-Aid pack. If you can find it, use that in the water.
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http://www.acp-composites.com/acp-tube.htm\nhttp://www.macqc.com/\n\nCarbon fiber is stronger than steel pound for pound, but it's much more expensive and it's not as stiff. (It bends like a willow before failing).\n\nYou CANNOT weld carbon tube! It WILL burn! If you need to fasten, your best bet is to use some kind of welded flange system like on racing bikes.