When I first laid eyes on this pipe, I kind of fell in love with it. I thought the flow of the curve from the bowl to the button, the pinched oval shank, and the dark color combined to give it a svelte and classy appearance. The briar was completely flawless and the grain orientation provided an almost perfect compliment to the shape. To top it all off, the pipe weighed in at a paltry 24 grams. I felt like I needed to put a book on top of it to keep it from floating away. The unfortunate thing is that the pipe didn’t belong to me. It was sent to me for some restoration work by a good friend. I’m tellin’ ya… With friends like these…
The pipe appeared to have been only lightly smoked. There was only a very thin and even layer of cake in the chamber. Of course, there was just as much cake on the rim, but the pipe was otherwise undamaged. A judicious clean and polish was all that would be required to bring the pipe back into good working order.
The pipe appeared to have been only lightly smoked. There was only a very thin and even layer of cake in the chamber. Of course, there was just as much cake on the rim, but the pipe was otherwise undamaged. A judicious clean and polish was all that would be required to bring the pipe back into good working order.