shikano53....
Beautiful pipe, and I like the stem color and graceful shape. Really nice hunk of smokin' wood.
Just asking: I have tried to join, and contacted the administrators of The Pipemaker's Forum but no go. What's the story with this group....are they inactive, active...how do I join? I went thru the whole registration bit, got a confirmation in an e-mail, that I was accepted, and was never activated as a member. I'm still waiting and it's been nearly a month since I registered. Requests for an explanation go unanswered.
Just curious....is the Pipemakers' Forum alive, and well.
BTW....can an acrylic stem be softened and then bent after holding it over a candle...or, do you need a heat gun? I have a straight acrylic on a pipe, and I decided the pipe would look much better with a stem having a very slight bend, just like the stem on your pipe. I would rather not send the pipe out for this simple modification. I would like to bend the stem myself, but I don't have the cojones, yet, until I know how it's done. I'd hate to crack the stem by using improper heating techniques. BTW, I've bent Vulcanite stems by holding it over a candle flame until the rubber softened, and was just wondering if acrylic can be bent just as easily.
Thanks for the photos and for any suggestions.
Frank