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 This is a commissioned pipe that will have two stems: a hand-cut ebonite stem with a spalted maple trim piece
 and an 8.5-inch churchwarden. The components include a block of spalted maple, Grecian plateaux briar, ebonite
 rod, and the churchwarden stem.

 The shape of the pipe is drawn on the block along with lines that indicate the positions of the draught hole and
 tobacco chamber. Once the block has been squared (both sides are parallel) on the jigsaw, cutting the block
 to the rough shape begins.

 The block is secured in the lathe's jaws for turning of the stem and drilling. These jaws were purchased from
 Ken Lamb. They allow a squared block (both sides parallel) to have both the draught hole and tobacco chamber
 drilled very accurately. When the block is set up correctly the draught hole always terminates in the center of
 the tobacco chamber. The stem can also be turned down to allow the addition of decorative trim pieces.

 A tenon has been turned on the shank, and a thin piece of ebonite and a piece of spalted maple have been
 epoxied to the shank. The jacobs chuck from the tail stock of the lathe is used to apply pressure while the
 epoxy dries. Because a tenon was turned on the shank, the trim pieces and epoxy never come in contact with
 the airway of the pipe.