I finally finished the horn-like pipe, and delivered it to the Pipe and Pint. Those who saw the "on the workbench pics" I posted may remember this as a smooth pipe. The brown stain did nothing to ease the pain of the surface pits, and I rusticated the pipe with a new for me rustication technique.
It is pipe 3606 on page two of my site at the link below. Thanks for looking, hope you enjoy it.