Getting back to working on a few pipes. I was doing a stummel for Stryder while ZI was also whipping up a nice little poker style nose warmer for another member. They were both going great! Finished off the nosewarmer quickly and was doing the final sanding on Stryders's bowl. I stick my finger in the bowls to hold them while sanding and at that time I felt a rough place. Thinking the bit may have chattered I put it under a lighted magnifier and found a major flaw in the chamber. Back to the drawing board! I will fill the flaw in the failed bowl and as you see it finished up nicely on the outside anyway. Working with a natural material you WILL have flaws. So Expect it if you make pipes. The failed bowl is now a shop pipe.
If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.
