My latest attempt at pipe carving. Kind of a pregnant bent billiard. Probably should have taken more off the "cheeks"--the area where the shank and bowl meet-- and rounded the bottom more,but I do all my shaping with files and sandpaper and got tired of filing and sandpapering!! Top of shank has several small pits/flaws. I was going to rusticate that area but changed my mind. The mortise was already counter sunk so I left it that way( the block is one of the pre-drilled pieces I got from the Dr. Grabow factory).Drilling is off,a bit high and off center.The rim ended up with several scratches. Still scratching my head over that. Guess I should resand and stain it.Stain is standard brown Walnut,no contrast stain.The stem came with it. I'd like to make another for it,this one is just a bit to long to my eye. The stand is a piece that I cut off the block with the band saw. It was setting on the bench and I noticed that the contour of the pipe was still close to the scrap piece and decided to shine it up for a stand.