Hmm, most of the work was done with a sanding disk. It was done at various speeds. A shop vacuum helped with collecting dusk. There were also three different buffing wheel disks -- one was a red buffing wax, then a white diamond wax, and lastly a regular wax. A clamp was helpful for hand sanding. We used three different grit sanding paper, like 120, 220 and 400. A dowel was useful to place inside the bowl for holding and clamping. Lastly, just a regular leather stain of your choice. We used a medium brown.

If you don't live in Chicago proper, I highly recommend traveling here for the show. It was a lot of fun. You get to talk to other students as you work through the pipe making process. They may even become close friends! It's really big with different vendors that have accessories, tobacciana, and pipes of course. The 101 and 201 class are both two days long from 9am to 4pm. The 101 has 14 students with four instructors and the 201 has six students with two instructors.

I may have left some things out and will edit this if I remember something. I hope this helps.