So I got that pre-drilled block. Here goes nothing...

No belt sander sadly, only power tools I have are the dremel, a cordless drill, and a skilsaw

Just remember ANY gouges and scratches you put in it, you'll have to sand out later.
I wouldn't file much more on the bowl and concentrate on the shank but, very carefully and precisely.
Then get out your 80-120 sandpaper and start fine tuning on its shape, after you got the shape you want, sand it all down with

NOW I understand why it came with two stems. Would have save me some repair work had I thought of that. Ah well. I nicked the shank pretty badly, so when I get that far I'm considering splicing a hardwood shank on. 

As for shaping, I want to round the base and top a bit, and obviously the shank needs work. But I stopped when I did because getting it where it is took some aggressive work with the rasp. I wanted to start fresh and work more slowly and carefully from this point on. Didn't think I could switch gears without a break. 

I also have not decided if I want it to be rounded like a tomato or egg shaped. I am thinking slight rounding of the bottom, with a flat left to set it on, which was my original plan. Then a sharp angle about 5cm or so from the top taking the rim in. I'll make that decision after I finish roughing in the shank. In any case. I need to go SLOWLY from here on out or Ill ruin it. 

Edit: So you suggest finishing the bowl shape with sand paper at this point? that's doable, I also have finer files which is what I was going to use. I'll go for sand paper if that's the recommended method. I'm not in a hurry to botch this

Are you taking breaks? Sometimes Power Thinking is affective as hands on.

That looks fantastic for the first picture of your trial. Gives some confidence for people like me who also only has a Dremel.

Also, I'd like to thank those who are helping Terry with his trial-run. You do me proud.

That’s a nice first pipe. Well done.

+1 

Work at your leisure and allow the tools to do the work without forcing. Making a pipe is both relaxing and rewarding, and sometimes addictive!😁

Reading my mind eh?

Here's where its at. I'm not happy with it, but I think its still going to turn out OK. I should have heeded RDpipes advice and put away the rasps sooner, as you will see. I'm finishing the shape via freehand files and sanding with 80 grit. 

She will smoke just fine and she will be your creation.

That is all that will matter to you.

Have fun with it.

Todd

Update and disclaimer: I found I can be more accurate with my dremel and tiny sanding drums than with files, so I used a power tool. 

Here's what it looks like nearly ready for sanding staining and polishing. After leaving the flat on the bottom I discovered it is stem heavy and wont rest on the flat, so Im going to round the bottom out more, leaving a flat along the back angle that will act as a rest with the stem on the table. This way I can set it down without it falling over and spilling

Also, I still have to address that tiny shank, but its going to be small no matter what I do.





A note for reference on this one ^ The rim of the bowl is approximately .23 inches by digital caliper. (I say approximately because I only measured one spot)







As a side note I am seriously considering reshaping to an egg, which would considerably reduce the walls from the top down, I think I can hold better than a quarter inch thickness, with the exception that there is only about 3/16th's inch at the bottom from the drilling, (purchased this way). If the bottom of the chamber were not round I wouldn't be able to round the bottom of the bowl  any more at all.

Edit: the boss says she likes this shape so Im just going to round the bottom edge some more then start the sand stain and polish phase. If I don't miss my guess, the easy part is over

That's not bad shaping at all. What attachment(s) did you use on the dremel?

That's what I thought you'd use. It's what I would use too out of all the attachments that I have. It IS a bit coarse though.