Here are some photos of how I was making my first pipe. You can click on the image to enlarge it.
This is how the briar block looked like before I started my work.
After couple of hours of sawing, rasping & filing
Almost the final shape
I decided not to remove the cork. It looks rather pretty
First stain is blue (don' ask me why!)
Polished after the first staining
The second stain was brown
The third was light-red
After the final polishing
After waxing with carnauba. Eventually finished.
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