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I did the shaping with my dremel. And I think that got me in trouble, especially on the stem. I am undecided if I should make a new stem or try to bend this one. Maybe bend first and keep the other as a back up. I have a new toy arriving in the mail today that should help me with squaring and shapin...

My block wasn't square when I started and I had trouble getting the stem to line up from the beginning. I have learned my lesson about moving the block from the vise before I have faced it and drilled the mortar. This is what it looked like when I started. http://i48.servimg.com/u/f48/17/58/15/15/ds...

I want to start out by saying thank you to everyone for slapping me back into place. I truly understand the difference between "unfinished with your pipe you idiot.." and " rustic". I still need to buff it one more time. But, other than that I think it is finished. I removed more...

I have to thank Growley and his Ramses for the inspiration. He has also given me quite a bit of advise and it is much appreciated. I'm not discouraged in the least and am actually sitting at the computer with the pipe in front of me right now.

The "grain of salt" comments are why I am here. Thanks for the suggestions, I see where my design is lacking. I need to be more defined in my...vision...I'll say. Right now I am a near sighted idiot in desperate need of glasses. Again, thank you for the feedback. I will keep you udpated wi...

No offense taken, it is a valid question. I really decided to go in this direction. I have an uncle this pipe has been intended for that will really love the look of it. The roughness of the finish will apeal to him. I did concider sanding it smooth, I actually started to last night and stopped myse...

Hi guys, I'm new here. My name is Scottie (and just so there's no confusion, I am a girl). I have carved one pre drilled kit and this is my second pipe. I have chosen to leave this pipe flawed and was going for a "i just found this in a dark cave and buffed it up" look. I have been reading...