| 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. |