First handcut stem, ready for critique.
First handcut stem, ready for critique.
I suppose one could call it a "Bulldog". The stem has a Snake Wood inlay, which was a bitch to drill through! I exploded two pieces trying to drill a 1" long hole. There is a stainless steel tenon running inside the Snake Wood and into each side of ebonite, to help keep the wood from being ruined by smoke and also because I wasn't sure if it was okay to smoke through Snake Wood. The Snake Wood has a polished shellac finish and should hold up well. Your pipe has a chamber diameter of 7/8", is 1.5" deep, and the pipe weighs 80 grams (2.8 ounces).
Last edited by phmann on Mon Jun 24, 2013 12:59 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: First handcut stem, ready for critique.
You have spent some time on this. The button is well done.Polish is good, nicely shaped.