A big round from me to mso489 for his comment about the black brushed rusticated pipes made by Stanwell. Based on his comments in a recent post, I ordered a billiard from this remarkably economic series, and got it today. It is a marvelous smoker, and looks and feels great! And at the below-fifty dollar price, I'm going to order a second one for my rotation. But I never would have known about this series if it wasn't for the knowledgable mso489--have a great new year!