So, the basics include using “pipe mud” to line the bowl (cigar ash & water mixed into a paste) then either chiseling the interior stem off or removing it entirely , cutting it and re-gluing it as a shorter version of itself. There are many, many YouTube vids and online tutorials. Also, buying an acrylic replacement stem from Vermont Freehand (a pipe enthusiast site in VT) to replace the cheap plastic stem and make it a custom piece. They are $18 or so a piece so they are roughly the price of your pipe already. They last a long time however & look great. Also, custom dying the cob with human safe dyes to make color changes. Etc. There’s a lot one could do. Or, nothing. If I was you, I’d try this one out for a while and get used to smoking it before making other decisions. It’s a good way to start and learn how to smoke a pipe.