I knew the issues, but for $40 a good deal. Very dirty pipe, a chipped stem, heat cracks and fissures in the bowl. I tried something new. I wanted the ovals on each side of the bowl to stand out. Rather than staining the entire pipe, I used a q-tip to paint light brown dye around the ovals. Added a thin layer of JB weld for the heat fissures. My progression so far ….