I'm super happy with the final result. The colour scheme really came together.
If anyone is interested in seeing how this was made, I put the progress photographs on my blog, http://blog.dmpipes.com/
And it passes a pipe cleaner
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The materials:
Stem - Maple
Mouthpiece - African blackwood, pink ivory
Mushroom cap - Mahogany
Bowl - African blackwood
Nodules - Purpleheart
Hinge - Brass
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