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Use a larger diameter dowel and drill slowly, then turn it to size on a lathe, boil it and bend it? :dunno: At first i thought DUH what do you think ive been doing but i thought about it some more and went out and got 1 in dowel instead of the 3/4 id been trying and the margin for error that allowe...

anyone got suggestions how to drill long holes in wooden stems? I managed to carve my first pipe inspired by lotr and happy enough with the results but after much trial and error and wasting lots of expensive wood i finally managed a pipe with a 9 inch hardwood stem I'd love to find a more reliable ...