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Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, locust is pretty tough on tools. Sure is pretty once you shine it up, though.

I stopped the chamber short because I was concerned about getting the walls too thin. Is there any rule of thumb on how thick the chamber walls need to be left?

Okay, I didn't know what an Oom Paul was, so I asked Google. One of the more interesting images came from this blog. Could be helpful.

I'm a fairly new smoker, but a long time woodworker and woodturner. I thought it about time I tried my hand at making a pipe or two. I feel like I have what I need to know to make the pipe, thanks in large part to this board, but I wanted to show you all my first designs, in case I'm doing something...