Thanks for the tips, guys.
This is my first
![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
real sitter, I'll remember to make the bottom perfectly flat next time!
When I did the bend in the stem, I thought that it looked as if it should be bent more. But when I put it in my mouth and looked at the reflection (my "little test"), it seemed OK. The chamber is drilled with a forward cant and when in the mouth, it seemed to me that the orientation cancels the need for a more severe bend.
Or am I wrong?