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Thanks for posting these pictures! Incredibly encouraging. Certainly a strong motivation for me to continue.

Great, thanks Wayne. I like your work by the way. I enjoy looking through your gallery because there seems to be a great variety of styles. Keep up the good work so I can keep enjoying it haha,

Does the rule regarding shaping the shank with the stem attached apply to using prefab Lucite stems as well? Or should I be worried about scratching the Lucite that way? What is the best way to achieve a flush fit without messing up the Lucite stem?

The only thing I can say about the pipe is that I like the way it looks.

Do you work mostly with hand tools? I really enjoyed your blog post about making a pipe with hand tools and found it very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to write it.

Thanks for the input Sasquatch. I think I'll keep my eyes open for a drill press on craigslist. I hadn't thought about how difficult it might be to fit my stems and shanks together by hand (especially as a beginner). Could explain part of the reason why I have had trouble thus far.

I have been lurking about the forum for a few months and have almost completed my first pipe (from a kit). I recently received a few blocks of briar that I ordered from Mark Tinsky and have begun the process of preparing them to be drilled, all three will be straight billiards (or as close as I can ...