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the stem bend looks pretty abrupt, and the stem itself should probably be heavier on a pipe of this style/magnitude. I totally agree! The stem that originally came with this pipe (as it was a pre-drilled kit) broke as I was trying to bend it after boiling; I was planning on trying the heat-gun or f...

My first pipe. I would appreciate some constructive criticism here. I did get a better contrast on one side of the pipe as opposed to the other; I think it was due to the fact that I did the carving over a longer period of time and the less-contrasting side (last picture) had more natural hand oils ...

If you have an electric drill you should be able to find a way of mounting a 3 or 4" wheel on it which would be better than the little dremmel ones. If you do a search on ebay for polishing mops it normally turns up some of the drill mounted ones, once you know what to look for check out the b...

Thanks guys. I'm short on space and materials (haven't got a buffing wheel). I used a dremel to do most of the shaping before I got into the sanding and dying; would it be crazy to order a bar of carnauba and use a buffing accessory? They've got a Felt Polishing Wheel, should that suffice?

Greetings! Having read many of the posts on this site I can say many of you have been a great deal of help as I am working on my first pipe. One question I have that doesn't seem to have been addressed (maybe I just couldn't find it) is certain types of carnauba wax. When I bought some of their leat...