the pipe was finished with medium walnut stain and amber shellac, the stem with some olive oil. I used a mixture of charcoal and honey to coat the bowl. The pipe body is just made from a spruce 2x4 so i figure it won't last very long and the coating might help it last a bit longer?
here's a picture of it with my poker:
![Image](http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c99b4c3c1b0241245b37c180f8029ae/tumblr_mmzca7lP3B1rp2dmvo1_500.jpg)
profile:
![Image](http://25.media.tumblr.com/272d67b54e57d89728f6a252eb0fd3d4/tumblr_mmzca7lP3B1rp2dmvo2_1280.jpg)
top view:
![Image](http://25.media.tumblr.com/10da95473442cbf460e33c070186b636/tumblr_mmzca7lP3B1rp2dmvo3_1280.jpg)
kinda funky with the stem/shank being a pinch point and not a great joint
bottom view:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/e560e4af1f98 ... 4_1280.jpg
front view:
![Image](http://25.media.tumblr.com/d6e530cf953fecb6a2970bb17aea5053/tumblr_mmzca7lP3B1rp2dmvo6_1280.jpg)
back view: (blurry)
![Image](http://24.media.tumblr.com/f3ebb5cefb6e7d68f347b20e6f1d0156/tumblr_mmzca7lP3B1rp2dmvo5_1280.jpg)
hopefully I'll get a chance to smoke it tomorrow. hopefully this is the first and least of many more pipes! any and all comments/criticism is appreciated. it was kind of a weird project, I would have done it differently if I didn't start out trying to use the stem from my poker. I found the most difficult part to be drilling the small hole in the stem, my bit kept wandering and either coming too close to the edge of the blocks I was drilling or right out the side. I ended up drilling through the center of a branch section so the bit would travel mostly straight. the link below shows my stem making process. any advice on getting a straight hole with such a small bit?
http://onemanwookie.tumblr.com/post/507 ... or-my-pipe
I used a drill press for my holes. My tools are all at my parents so I used a belt sander and band saw to rough shape the pipe, but had to use only a knife, a file and some sandpaper for the stem.
hopefully my next one turns out better!