Pipe Making - Alaskan Banker

A few years ago I made a pipe for a customer who wanted a mix of a Ukelele, also known as an "Eskimo", and a Banker. We dubbed it the "Alaskan Banker". Recently another customer came around that wanted a similar tobacco pipe, so it was time for this second rendition of the Alaskan Banker. As usual I'm using a nice piece of Spanish Briar. In this case a special Birdseye block I'd been saving for a few years. Combined with a nice piece of SEM Limited Edition "Manduela" Ebonite, the end result is a wonderful instrument that'll serve its new owner well for decades of smoking. --------------------------- My Pipemaking gear: https://kit.co/massis/pipemaking-kit --------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:18 Cutting the shape on the bandsaw 0:33 Turning and drilling the bowl 3:24 Starting the stem 4:14 Shaping the stummel 5:09 Completing the stem 7:01 Dangerous Lathe tricks 7:24 Sandblasting 8:27 Staining, Polishing and finishing 9:37 Completed pipe