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发表于 2007-6-15 21:09:24
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龙哥还不死心哇？哼，难怪最近总潜水，原来心思放在打着学习英文的幌子泡英语老师啊？一早就看出这件事可疑 ...
好文章其实是修改出来的 ... 不过不妨先看看我的初稿。演习的时候如果发现 10~15 分钟讲不完就将不喜欢的部分掐掉就行了。
HOW TO MAKE A SMOKING PIPE?
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Anger Huang, an EMR facility engineer. Do you have any idea about a SMOKING PIPE? (停顿 5 秒) Today I'm going to show you the INTERESTING process of making a smoking pipe -- maybe you can even try it at home, provided you have the right tools.
This presentation ONLY takes 15 minutes.
Part 1 -- Material
Do you know what kind of wood we conventionally use for making a pipe? (停顿) It's something uncommon named "BRIAR BURL". The bushes of briar grow around some dangerous cliffs, as well as forests, all over the Mediterranean countries, such as Greece, Argelia, Italy, France, Spain and Morocco. The burls down under the soil are cropped, cut into blocks, graded, and properly cured, before we can use them. There're BREATH-TAKING grains with briars. They're EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL, in form of flame grains, and birds' eyes. Not only do they look appealing, but briars can stand with high temperatures, as we light up tobacco in the pipes. Finally, briar pipes are very durable too, as long as we know what we are doing.
Part 2 -- Stems
We use some specially formulated rubber called Vulcanite, and Aryclic, in making the stem of a pipe. There're numerous nice patterns and colors with the stem material, too. Making a good stem is a VERY COMPLICATED ordeal, therefore I almost always use pre-formed ones in skipping the hassles. That way I can focus more on the very next part -- drilling and shaping the pipe.
Part 3 -- Drilling and Shaping
When it comes to drilling the airway, mortise and smoking chamber of a pipe, THIS IS NOT A DRILL! It takes a lot of thoughtfulness, concentration, and of course accuracy, in achieving the results of smooth air flow, and cool smoke, which are some of the most vital criteria of a gorgeous pipe. After drilling, I use sand disc grinder, files and sand papers of different grits, in gradually bringing a good-looking pipe into life. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, there's no exaggeration for calling a pipe maker a pipe sander, so you get the idea. After making the tenon connecting the stem and the wood, I further fit them into a PERFECT, HARMONIOUS ORGANISM.
Part 4 -- Staining and Waxing
This is one of the most TRICKY parts. After buffing the pipe, I use alcohol-based stains in giving subtle and beautiful colors to the pipes. In most cases, we use black, brown, mahogany, red, orange, or tan color, but very occasionally I've seen some WEIRD blue and green pipes. The staining process is also considered some TRADE SECRETES of a pipe maker. Staining can make or break a pipe maker's reputation. As we finish staining the pipes, we give it a final magic touch, by waxing it, using carnauba wax.
The above are how the pipe smoked by SHERLOCK HOLMES was made, in overly simplified terms. If you would like to know a little bit more about smoking pipes, just come to me. Thank you! |
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