Looks good - I hope that weak spot doesn't go all the way through, however, or you're going to have some burn-through!
Andrew
A four jaw chuck, a face plate, and some ingenuity and you can make just about anything you can conceive on a lathe -lathe swing being the major size limiting factor.
The wood looks nice, what kind? Briar of some variety?
...the stems too?
'Tis a shame I gave up smoking. This is absolutely brilliant!