I agree! the Vapman is amazing! I'm still glad I got my ENano, but I might not have gotten a couple of other portables if I'd found this first. However, I do still love having my various toys.
As far as "ambassador" goes, on the 14th of March (next week!) I'll be setting up a vaporizer demo station at our local MMJ Farmers Market. While my VM will NOT leave my hands ("My Precious!"), I will have some slides on the Powerpoint going of various portables. I'll be demo-ing my tethered vapes.
I foresee lots of great shots of the VM.
I'll also be providing handouts with URLs listed for the better manufacturers... like Vapman!
Thank you
@Enchantre, you are such a lovely ambassador, you really are!
I have to say THANK YOU VAPMAN!
and I will do my best as an (unofficial) Chilean ambassador of Vapman!
( I will soon start posting some pictures of my adventures with it in Chile)
@botanicalman Nice to have you as the Chilean ambassador, I am looking forward to your pictures of the continues story of vapman in Chile!
Just one?
That won't get you into the semi finals.......
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Mystery of the
@Ed's TnT long draw stem solved!
The reason the long draw stem pack such a punch is the draw hole is over double the size of the stock Vapman stem.
This African Blackwood stem has been tapered on the insertion end like the Vapman stems.
Really cool stuff, it makes me proud seeing all that work being done for vapman!
Looking at your Avatar and reading your posts makes me always laugh, I think you are a funny man, Mr. Mellish! I like it!
@vapman I would like to see a vapman made of Teak wood, if it's suitable. The reason is because it is a very strong, durable wood, and very resistant to rot (a prized wood for shipbuilding). I found out about it through vaporgenie vaporizers - they make a pipe from Teak.
@vapman or if someone else can confirm it. I saw this picture a while ago and I wondered what types of wood some of these vapmen were made from. At first I thought maybe some of them were different shades of pear and walnut. But now I believe they are other woods which I haven't seen for sale in the store or anywhere else. What different woods are they made from? I can identify a curly oak, and a walnut. Not sure which though -#2, #3, #6, #7 - look like they could be different shades of walnut. I remember you mentioned the woods in a previous post (page 69, #1710). So for clarification, which woods are each vapman made of in the picture? Which one of the alternative woods, if any, do you plan to make again in the future? (if you don't mind my asking.) Sorry if this has been asked before. I didn't see a post about it. My aesthetic opinion is that the second one and the sixth one draw my attention (since I don't know what they are, but they are particularly striking as well). They are all beautiful. The fourth one I think is nice, but it seems like any stains would pop out too much.
@bounce5 Never used teak wood so far, I guess it would work for vapman. Basically all kind of woods work as long they are strong enough to hold the three screws of the bowl. I think vapman of this wood would look very noble. You are free to send in some wood for custom made vapman(s).
Regarding the woods on the picture, here they are from left to right:
1. Silky oak (Australia), extremely light weight. This wood is on sale.
2. This is the densest wood of this planet, a friend of mine discovered it by accident in the outback of Australia. It was lying on the ground for over twenty years, when he lifted it up from the ground he realized straight away that he found something extremely rare and extraordinary. Forrest Landry, the inventor of the LaunchBox told me the name of this wood but unfortunately I forgot it`s name again.
This wood is out of this world, unbelievable what nature has to offer! This is not for sale, I would not
know how and where to get this wood.
3. Also an unknown wood from Australia, a bit similar to the silky oak with very nice and intense patterns. Not for sale.
4. Hornbeam from my own garden! Not for sale as a white vapman is more for aesthetics than for usage, I guess.
5. Olive tree. Very good wood and I am thinking of making a series of this wood one day.
6. Unknown Australian wood. Very dense, most beautiful with a strong odor. Not for sale.
7. American walnut. On sale.
Wood is endlessly beautiful, I have to say it again, sorry.
Ok I got some photos of the crack in the wood.
This is pre session
This is right after finishing 1 bowl
So what do you think? I'm pretty sure its related to heat.
Functionality hasn't changed and I doubt it will. I don't see how a crack could reduce performance.
This does give me a good excuse to buy a walnut basic when I get a heating unit (in about a year).
Edit: sorry about my manky thumb being in the photos! I hit it with a mallet in November last year and still don't have a nail lol
@Nugg It is not unusual that some of the handle rings get cracks after some usage. The wood on the inside shrinks more than on the outside from the heat, with the cracks the tension gets released. This is not a problem, it will stay stable like this. It is not your fault and you`ve done nothing wrong. You have one year warranty on your vapman anyway, if it is still good after one year it will stay good for many years to come. So far I have not seen one vapman breaking completely apart because of this. Don`t worry mate, as the Australians would say.
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