I have followed this gentleman for over a year. Intrigued by his pipes. He has two categories of pipes: He advertises on EBay under Pipes on Rattan which are classic estate pipes that he refurbishes and his primary line which are his own hand made PC pipes which he calls his Silverline. I finally broke down and ordered one of his Trout models which is a sitting poker with 360 degree straight grain. He claims he uses only Italian briar that has been aged at least 5-6 years. The stems are vulcanite. His logo is a silver fish hook. For a little over a hundred bucks it appears to be a very nice smoking instrument. Mr. Corso says "they smoke like a sweet biscuit." I hope he is right! Now to find the time to break it in! Interested if any one has experience with these pipes and if anyone is smoking them. Thanks, Hoppes