Simple Wood and Iron Pipe Tool

This is a quick (30 mins including glue curing time) and cheap (0 pesos) project.

I have a pipe and was in dire need of a proper packing/cleaning tool, so I made one. The tobacco box you see in the back was also the object of an instructables.

Let's go!

For the metal part, I used an old rusted file that I cut in two and cleaned up with a wire brush and on the beltsander.

This metal poker will be used for removing the charred tobacco that accumulates in the pipe's bowl.

I then inserted it in a dowel in which I drilled a slot with the dremel. I added a slice of a different wood with a small hole to hide the big slot and make for a better looking finish. I glued everything together with 5 minutes epoxy.

There is no good picture here because it was moving fast, but you basically shape the whole thing the way you want on the beltsander. Mind your fingers! ;)

I kept the botttom part round and sanded it down to a diameter that would allow it to fit inside the pipe's bowl for packing tobacco.

I finished it with a coat of a 2:1 paraffin oil:hexane mix, to give it a nice yet food safe finish.

(Total disclosure would be that I use nothing else than this finish. Ever.)

Thanks for reading!