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 ====Drill the briar:====
- - chuck the block in and line everything up along my construction lines for airway, mortis, and
+* chuck the block in and line everything up along my construction lines for airway, mortis, and tobacco chamber. I drill the mortis/airway first.
-   tobacco chamber. I drill the mortis/airway first.
+* set the spindle speed for 500RPM or less.
- - set the spindle speed for 500RPM or less.
+* face the shank with a 1-1/4" precision Forstner bit. I take care not to use to heavy or aggressive a hand in this step. You want to avoid grain tearout.
- - face the shank with a 1-1/4" precision Forstner bit. I take care not to use to heavy or
+* drill the mortis, about 3/4 of a turn of the tailstock at a time. This works out to about 1/12 or so of an inch for each advancement. After each advancement, I remove the bit completely from the hole, and clear all the dust and chips. The depth is roughly 1/2" inch when the mortis is completely drilled (at this point I continue on with the airway and tobacco chamber, that's not covered here.)
-   aggressive a hand in this step. You want to avoid grain tearout.
- - drill the mortis, about 3/4 of a turn of the tailstock at a time. This works out to about 1/12
-   or so of an inch for each advancement. After each advancement, I remove the bit completely
-   from the hole, and clear all the dust and chips. The depth is roughly 1/2" inch when the
-   mortis is completely drilled.
-   (at this point I continue on with the airway and tobacco chamber, that's not covered here)
 ====Drill the stem:====