As you can no doubt tell from the pictures, this stem was my first attempt at using a piece of black Japanese ebonite. Not great but I use this pipe as a shop pipe and it smokes awesome! My idea for shaping the shank was to try and make it look like a branch from a tree where it meets the stem. Anyway I like the feel of this little sitter in my hand and the way it smokes.
Here are the specs:
Straight Freehand Poker
Length: 5.25"
Height: 2.5"
Chamber diameter: 0.75”
O.D. 1.625”
Bowl depth: 1.58"
Height in front of button: 0.160”
Pass a pipe cleaner: Yes
Stem material: Hand turned black, Japanese ebonite
Sock/glove: yes
Weight: 2.0oz 56.7grams