Natural Tagua Macana Handmade Herbal Pipe – Each With A Custom Unique Design – No Paints Or Chemicals – Steel Gauze

Made from the Tagua nut, the hardest nut in the world. The Tagua nut also known as vegetable ivory makes a supreme smoking pipe, perfect for herbal blends. Every pipe is different, handmade, and designed with a unique pattern. Produced by local artisans. Hard like an elephant’s tusk but also biodegradable. Used traditionally for jewelry and crafts. In harvesting, only the nut is taken leaving the tree healthy and unharmed for future generations. The natural Tagua ivory in one year from one tree is the equivalent of one whole elephant. The Tagua seeds are harvested around the Amazonian Andes region. Carefully selected for carving quality. Making what could be the finest hand pipe, and wood pipes available. Take pleasure with a rock solid pipe with a nut bowl. Handmade with love and care. Add the Tagua natural pipe to your collection or surprise a loved one with a perfect gift. The process of using the Tagua nut in crafts is basic by nature. Firstly the seeds are dried. Until they lose all their moisture. At this point, the nuts become rock solid. They are then smoothed by being placed in a tumbler. This polishes them to an immaculate finish. Until they look just like polished, but natural ivory. Each design from these polished stones is unique based on the natural characteristics provided by mother nature. *Interesting Fact: The Tagua nut is also being explored for natural dentistry.