Back on the Tilshead…
I sanded the chamber to remove cake, and let me see the condition of the underlying wood.
There are a few small stress cracks that run vertically, and some charred out spots. The airway is a little ragged. I will cover this with a thin coating of activated charcoal/waterglass to smooth the interior out. Not really necessary, but since I’m I’m into it this far, it’s not a lot of extra work.
Tapered the airway and chamfered the face of the airway on the stem.
Now I’ll go have cigar before I make dinner…
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