The full set of stocks.

A threaded MacDougall tenor top with 28 tpi threaded seat for the bush.
This type of workmanship is completely hidden by the time a set of pipes is finished.
The precision threads provide a lifetime of airtight playing.

A threaded bush made of palm ivory. When both parts are threaded together and faced-off, a seamless interface between the wood and ivory is made. This type of workmanship is extremely rare today, and typically only seen in the finest of vintage bagpipes.

Two MacDougall tenor tops after the bushes have been threaded into place, glued, and faced-off. Note the delicate scribe lines concentric with the bush.

A close-up shot of the plam ivory ferrule on a tenor stock. Palm ivory has a beautiful complex natural grain.

A view of the radiused ends of the stocks. This is an exact duplication of the stocks on the circa 1880 MacDougall I used for the reproduction sets.

Close-up of the combing and beading on a tenor stock. Combing and beading is the hallmark of a master Highland pipemaker.

Palm ivory ferrule showing the grain.

Bass stock combing and beading. Ultra smooth with no tool marks.