Been loving my TIstash, everything I could have asked for, feels like a tank in the hand but not too heavy for the pocket, also love the gasket and threads on the outside on the tube, the included pick tool is fantastic and I love that it fits without any issues.
Congrats on getting one! They've become my favorite portable.
Haven't personally had this issue but a temporary fix could be taking one of the extra red o rings that came with the device, taking the entire glass assembly out and putting an extra Red O ring on the smaller glass near the...
Sadly yes there is just a bit of exposed wood and yes it does get reclaim on it over time however I kind of prefer it not touching the ceramic in case of a drop (which if you can tell by all the TI is a very common thing for me haha). That being said you can't taste the wood in the pathway.
https://quiverfabrications.com/products/titanium-water-pipe
It is titanium! As are all the other metal things in that image! You could say I have a type haha
Check the firewood 7 store page, there is an STL file at the bottom of the page for a funel that slides onto the device perfectly that you can either print on a 3d printer at home, at a local library with a 3d printer or you can always get it printed elsewhere then shipped to you by either one...