Field Green Straight
One straight culm of fresh green bamboo, two nodes, a rattan band at the base and a dark tamarind bowl.
$10
Handmade in northern Thailand
Bamboo bongs
Water pipes cut from cured bamboo by small workshops around Chiang Mai, Nan and the Thai countryside. Each culm grows its own shape, so no two pieces are the same.
Shop the collection$4 – $114
- Material
- Cured bamboo, wood and glass
- Made by
- Thai craft workshops
- Ships from
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Classic bamboo bongs
One culm, a node at the base, a wood bowl. Green, golden or black Timor bamboo. 8 pieces
Jade Culm Tall
Thick jade-green culm with three even nodes, a rosewood bowl on an angled bamboo stem and hemp cord at the mouth.
$24
Pocket Green Starter
A small, simple green piece with one node at the base and a light jackfruit-wood bowl. A good first bamboo bong.
$5
Nan Valley Fresh
Fresh-cut farm bamboo with its natural sheath marks, a lightly burnt mouth and a coconut-wood bowl.
$7
Midnight Timor
Black Timor bamboo with a satin oil finish, a pale bamboo stem and an ebony bowl with a brass rim.
$22
Golden Buddha Bamboo
Golden-yellow bamboo with thin green pinstripes, two nodes and a honey teak bowl.
$10
Twin Bowl Session
A wide flamed-brown culm with two bowl stems at different heights, one rosewood bowl and one tamarind.
$14
Black Pair Gift Set
A matched pair in smoked dark bamboo, 57 and 52 cm, tied with jute. Made as a gift set.
$11
Carved & painted
Relief carving, gold leaf, lacquer and thread work by Thai craftsmen. 10 pieces
Bone Carved Skull
Honey bamboo with a skull and marigold relief carved into the middle section, lines darkened by fire.
$26
Phoenix Lacquer
Red lacquer over bamboo, a gold phoenix painted around the culm and natural nodes left bare.
$8
Roots Stripes
Red, gold and green bands, one colour between each node, with hand-painted dot lines.
$26
Woven Thread Mini
A short piece with hill-tribe thread wrapped in a red, indigo and white diamond pattern.
$30
Tiger Spot Bamboo
Naturally spotted tiger bamboo under a clear oil finish, three nodes and a rosewood bowl.
$37
Gold Naga
Black bamboo with a naga carved in shallow relief and laid in gold leaf, and a black bowl with a gold rim.
$69
Lai Thai Temple
Forest-green lacquer with two bands of gold kanok flame pattern between the nodes.
$37
Square Cut Block
The round culm is planed into four flat faces, each with an incised line pattern, on a square wooden foot.
$23
Heirloom Ink Painting
Aged bamboo with a mountain-and-pine ink painting wrapped around the culm and a red seal. A collector's piece.
$114
Leaf Relief Carve
Bamboo leaves carved in raised relief from the base to the mouth, the background darkened so they stand out.
$69
Gourd bamboo (Buddha belly)
Buddha-belly bamboo grows in bulges. Each piece is shaped by the plant. 5 pieces
Calabash Twin Bulb
Buddha-belly bamboo with two round bulges stacked one on the other, oiled to a warm tan.
$20
Buddha Belly Tower
Four bulging segments that get smaller towards the top, pale green fading to straw yellow.
$20
Green Gourd Fresh
Fresh green Buddha-belly bamboo with three round segments and a rosewood bowl.
$28
Smoked Gourd Woven
Smoked dark gourd bamboo, each narrow joint wrapped with red, yellow and green thread.
$28
Carved Gourd Wave
Golden gourd bamboo with flowing wave lines burnt into each bulge.
$32
Coconut shell chamber
A whole coconut shell as the water chamber under a bamboo neck. 4 pieces
Black Coconut Chamber
A whole polished coconut shell for the water chamber, a glossy black bamboo neck and a rattan-wrapped joint.
$41
Coconut Sunset Paint
A coconut shell chamber painted with an orange sunset and palm trees, under a tan bamboo neck.
$37
Tall Coconut Tower
A tall black-stained bamboo neck with four nodes on a natural coconut shell, wrapped in brass wire.
$20
Yellow Coconut Long
Long yellow bamboo with five nodes in a dark coconut shell, a woven cane collar and a teak bowl.
$28
Bamboo with 14 mm glass
Bamboo body, standard 14 mm glass downstem and bowl. Swap in any 14 mm piece. 2 pieces
Glass Joint 14mm
Tan bamboo body with a clear glass downstem and a standard 14 mm glass bowl in a rubber grommet.
$14
Glass Window Black
Black bamboo with a clear glass window section so you can see the water, plus a glass stem and bowl.
$17
Mini & travel
Under 25 cm. Fits a day bag. 1 piece
Mini Trio Pack
Three minis at 15, 18 and 21 cm in green, tan and smoked brown, each with a small wooden bowl.
$14
Bowls & accessories
Wood bowls, glass-joint bowls, poker sticks and khoi grinder boards. 5 pieces
Bamboo Poker Set
Four 18 cm poker sticks in split bamboo and ironwood, with carved handles and cord loops.
$7
Khoi Grinder Board
A 15 cm round board in dense khoi wood with a matching scraper.
$4
Tamarind Bowl Trio
Three hand-turned tamarind-wood bowls with long tapered stems that fit most bamboo bongs.
$12
Rosewood 14mm Bowl
A tulip-shaped rosewood bowl on a 14 mm glass joint. Fits any 14 mm female joint.
$7
Bamboo Bowl Pair
Two branch-bamboo bowls with the node as the base of the cup, one natural and one flamed.
$6
How they are made
The culm is cut, dried in the shade for weeks, then cleaned out through the top node. The bottom node stays closed and becomes the water chamber.
A side hole is drilled for the stem. On the plain pieces it is a short bamboo branch. On the hybrid pieces it is a 14 mm glass downstem in a rubber grommet, so any standard 14 mm bowl fits.
Care
Pour the water out after each session and let the culm dry upright with air moving through it. Do not leave water standing overnight.
Keep it out of hard sun and away from heaters, which crack bamboo. A thin coat of food-safe oil on the outside every few months keeps the finish.
Shipping
Thailand: 50 ฿ flat, free from 1,500 ฿. Most orders arrive in 2–4 days.
International: EMS from Thailand, estimated 900 ฿ per order (about $27), 7–14 days. Water pipes are restricted in some countries, including for import into the United States. Check your local law before you order.