Speaking of making concentrates for Vaping, I have been on a dry ice Hash kick lately, and it has been working really well with my vaporizer. The hash was really easy to make with the instructions from Grow Weed Easy.com, and a great way to use trim. A model that handles flowers works well, and you save time grinding your herb when you vape hash, just need to be carefull and only use a little, since it is very potent. Maybe vape with fresh bud first to get the dose, then scale WAY back when you vape hash.
Agree that edibles might not be a good choice for starting out, especially with home made, it can be really tough to get the dose you want without getting way too much!
I have used Cannabis salve for pain with great success to, my dad has made some great stuff by doing a very slow oil extraction of trim and bud in a crockpot on warm, he adds vitamin C and E, calendula, echinacea, and eucalyptus. It has worked really good for some people including myself. When I tried cutting my thumb off a few months ago, I took CBD capsules, and smoked a lot of bud, and was able to get off opioid meds in 2 day's! Once it healed up enough, I started with the salve, and the healing was way faster.