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Bad news: Two areas on the inside of the rim were severely charred.  My only alternative was to flange the inside rim down to good briar. Obviously he allowed his lighter to habitually pause over those 2 spots upon each light/relight, causing the deep charring. 
I did try to match the original stain on the stummel. For those who are interested, I finally found a good combination: 30 drops of Buckskin with 1 drop of Oxblood...
Anyway, here's the final:

L-O-N-G  story short:
Stem completed...

Next was the internals.  Had to use a wire to push through the stem (almost totally blocked)... then I lightly sanded the stummel,  continued cleaning with wood soap and then a vigorous alcohol scrub. The stummel was very dirty and coated with grim. I also started working on the rim. Going to need some work there, and at this point, I don't even want to look at the stem!😏 FYI: Only 2 of those are regular pipe cleaners. The rest are bristled pipe cleaners (greatly needed)...

Well, I told you might be a while before I get to that pipe because of Christmas.  For example, I spent most of my day Thursday, and 4 hours yesterday putting the grandkids GEO TRACKS together for their Christmas vacation here...

@Londy3
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