Just a couple notes on the design.... the top part near the opening of the bowl will be rusticated with a little bit flowing down the edge and a black stain on the "band". The body will be a black understain with a deep red-orange topping (I'm feeling a burl grain). The band near the stem junction can either be rusticated like the bowl entrance with the black stain or my pipe will probably be rusticated like the bowl with a thick silver band...
Stem would be up to the guy putting it together so he could decide what works best for the design...
What do you guys think...?