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It is not likely that there is one detail in the construction of a pipe that Bo has not investigated. And if there was something with which he was not very happy, he has found a better way to do it. | It is not likely that there is one detail in the construction of a pipe that Bo has not investigated. And if there was something with which he was not very happy, he has found a better way to do it. | ||
On pipes with a shank of bamboo or horn the standard method is that they are fitted with a metal tube. In Bo's opinion there is a risk that they will come loose given time and thus uses a screw. It is an ordinary steel screw, bought at the ironmonger's, which he drills himself. Anyone who has tried to drill a hole in a steel screw knows the implications. "Is it not very cumbersome?" I ask. "Of course it takes time," Bo answers, "and I get full of spots in the face from all the oil I have to use, but that does not matter when the result is good." This is a typical remark from Bo. No effort is too | On pipes with a shank of bamboo or horn the standard method is that they are fitted with a metal tube. In Bo's opinion there is a risk that they will come loose given time and thus uses a screw. It is an ordinary steel screw, bought at the ironmonger's, which he drills himself. Anyone who has tried to drill a hole in a steel screw knows the implications. "Is it not very cumbersome?" I ask. "Of course it takes time," Bo answers, "and I get full of spots in the face from all the oil I have to use, but that does not matter when the result is good." This is a typical remark from Bo. No effort is too much as long as the result is perfect. | ||
When Bo turns the tenons he takes the time of the year into consideration. Otherwise a tennon made in the summer will be loose in the winter (or the other way around - I am not sure of which). So there is a difference of a few hundreds between a tennon made in the summer and one made during the colder season. | When Bo turns the tenons he takes the time of the year into consideration. Otherwise a tennon made in the summer will be loose in the winter (or the other way around - I am not sure of which). So there is a difference of a few hundreds between a tennon made in the summer and one made during the colder season. | ||