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Thank you guys for the responses. I can see what you mean with the porportions and I will look to adjust that if I make another. I started making my own stems so I should have more flexibility with the size of the stems I have on hand. Thanks again for the feedback.

Thanks for the feedback, I am always working to improve so I will keep at it.

Thanks, I will do that for the next one. I know in that shot it appears there is a gap but its a super solid tight fit and you couldnt slip a sheet of paper into if you tried. As usual though I appreciate the feedback and its been noted.

A tall canted poker with an off centered anchor. In my artistic head the off center anchor with the canted pipe seemed right. Either way it was fun to make. I will try to upload the other couple shots within the post since its limited to 3.

Thank you all for the comments and feedback. I obviously was winging this stem since it was my first one that I have made. I appreciate you all taking the time to give me some information like you have.

Thank you, the skull one was pretty fun to make. I dont think im ready to try and tackle the blowfish yet.

They did pretty well but its not a bad excuse to add another tool to what I have already. I have reconditioned several straight razors and may do more so it will be handy to have a good hone.

Thanks guys, I have some really fine grade sharpening stones from working on the straight razors I have refinished but no diamond hone so looks like im stopping off to get one tonight. Thank you all for the responses. I was really looking forward to trying to use a Hoe to sharpen it lol.

Thank you for the feedback, yes there is a taper on the skull pipe that I made. That one was a premolded stem that I obviously worked on, I could go back over it and take the taper down. The curchwarden stem is a vulcanite stem that I added an extension to. It is maple that I stained to match the bo...

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Thank you, yes I still have more work to put into this one. I will work on getting some of the meatyness shaved away. Thanks for the feedback Scottie.

Again I am pretty new to this still but I enjoy it and Im looking forward to improving my pipes.

Here are a few pipes that I have made. I just started making pipes this year just because I wanted to see if I could. Thank you in advance for your feedback. Most of my pipes are all hand shaped. I just started making my own stems or modifying the premolded stems I have purchased.

This is my current work in progress. Morta and briar with an acrylic stem that I made.

Good morning all, I have a J. Alan spoon bit that I have been using for a while now for freehand drilling. I have not sharpened it and it does need it at this point; however, I am not familiar with hoe to sharpen it. Any assistance that you all can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jo...