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Oh man! You should lop that shank off just before the flaw, add a couple of knuckles worth of bamboo, and you got yerself a world class pipe right there!
John, this is your best pipe by far. You have certainly come a long way.
Two comments, watch you symmetry, especially on the bowl. Your lathe will help in the future but only so much. Next I think the stem could lose a little weight. Focus on tapering toward the bit faster.
Much better!
Just one small thing on top of what's already been said: the stem seems to be a bit crooked in relation to the top of bowl (2nd photo). Make sure it's straight before taking pics.
thanks everyone, and yeah that second picture is weird, I think maybe my photographer might have twisted the stem while trying to get it to stay on the shells, not sure.
rev
"but rev, isn't smoking a sin?"
well I suppose if one were to smoke to excess it would be a sin
well done rev... like others have already said, this pipe looks like a huge step up from your earlier work. whatever you are doing to learn and improve is working, keep heading in that direction!