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Sorry I haven't responded guys, ya'll were kind enough to answer my call of help, but I had forgotten to set my account to notify me. Thanks for the input. I have started doing the twist method and it has worked really well so long as one has the patience. I do have a wood lathe but no pin gauge. I ...

I have not, sounds great though. Maybe I can achieve a similar effect with yellow, tan, and DNA.

Hey guys, does anyone have a trusty recipe for a rich blonde stain? Yellow fiebings alone is way to yellow. But tan is basically brown.

Do you guys shellac the stem as well? Or just carnauba on the stem?

Where do you guys find a sandblaster? Do you rent it? Or are there affordable ones somewhere?

Hey guys, so I have successfully made a flush stem fit a plenty of times now. But now I'm in a interesting predicatment. through my brain not being all there, I have slightly changed the shank face on a nearly done piece. Suggestions on how I can rectify this?

Yes, I found something similar that works for me now. I chuck the 12 inch bit on the headstock, after having piloted an inch or so of with the stem on the headstock using the standard method, then slowly and steadily pushed the stem rod onto the drill bit by hand. This allowed me to quickly clear th...

Very, very true.

Thanks Oklahoma, where did you get your 1/16 bit? and does anyone know where i can get a norseman 5/32 12in bit? I cant find one above 6 in on amazon, and Fastenal will order one for me but it will cost around $40.

Thanks guys, I'll give it a go, I tried the freehand before, but i couldn't keep the hole clean and true to the bit's diameter .

Awesome thanks a bunch Sandahl, where can I buy these drill bits?

Thank you sandahl, i used 1/8 only because its what iv found in a the caste stems i used to use, and because they carry it at Ace Hardware. 1) i have my lathe at the lowest possible speed 2) the drill bit was new 3) i havent been able to go slow enough to where it doesnt burn. 4) im not able to quic...

Hey guys, iv done my best to check if this was covered elsewhere and I haven't found it. Alas, my search may have not been thorough enough. Either way I will present my problem. I have a 100 year old craftsmen wood lathe my great grandfather carved on and have turned a couple stems out of it. They w...

Great thanks guys, ill go look through those threads again.

Hey guys, so iv always believed in the past that a chamber that was not pre-carbonized required more work to break in, but smoked better long term due to the tobacco oils. Im wondering what yall's thoughts are. I'm realizing it something i should more heavily consider doing to the pipes I make, as m...