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Good job. You're getting the poker style down quite well. Next I think you should focus on your stem internals. Since you've used a translucent lucite stem I notice that you really don't have much of a slot at the bit. Get some needle files and open that sucker up. I guarantee that will improve the smoking performance of your pipes.
I second that- widen the slot. A good way to start the process is with a scroll saw blade. That should open things up enough for the files, and after the files rock it with some tiny folded up sand paper. Finish by buffing it with tripoli on a pipecleaner chucked in a dremel tool.
Ocelot55 wrote:Good job. You're getting the poker style down quite well. Next I think you should focus on your stem internals. Since you've used a translucent lucite stem I notice that you really don't have much of a slot at the bit. Get some needle files and open that sucker up. I guarantee that will improve the smoking performance of your pipes.