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That is a nice shotgun. I have been wanting to get one for myself

That is a nice rifle Kurt. Gunsmithing is something I have wanted to get into for a while.

Are you buffing real hard? From what I have heard from the jewelry side of working with amber, excess heat when buffing may cause it to crack.

Real amber or amber colored acrylic?

Cask with, what is the issue that causes that technique to fail?

Ok, and along those thoughts, I have not seen a taper bit longer than 7.5 inches or so. If I was making a churchwarden with a 10 inch stem, would I be able to get away with heatind/ softening up the bit end and squeezing it down before shaping the stem, (like crushing down the ende of a straw), then...

Ok, so if I am making a churchwarden stem, and starting with, say, 24 mm rod ebonite, would I be able to drill out the draft hole with the full rod diameter, then support the tail end with a live center?

When working with vulcanite on a lathe, does it tend to flop around on the tail end if unsupported, i.e. when drilling the draft hole, or is it pretty rigid like wood and/or acrylic?

As someone who is new to pipe making, I was wondering what the point of tape tip drill bits are, and why I should use one over a standard drill bit.

Real name: Clay Age: 26 Location: Kansas Years a pipe smoker: started Jan 2012 at 18, haven't smoked a pipe in probably 3 years, wanting to get back into it. How you got into pipe making: I have been wanting to make a new stem for a churchwarden, since I broke the original, and pipe making seems lik...