Balkovec Rhodesian
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I have wanted a Balkovec poker for some time but gave up after seeing the waiting list on his site. Your pipe is a nice one - perhaps a tad on the small size for my taste - but skillfully executed no doubt. He is an up and comer for sure. Nice one.
Love the variety within the Rhodesian shape. It's almost like a family of shapes instead of just one. I have a Peterson
Killarney Rhodesian in a deep red brown with thin metal bands. The design is very different from this (beautiful) pipe,
with the bowl sitting low and the stem going into more of a curve. Joh is doing some interesting larger bowl
Rhodesians now, as seen on smokingpipes.com. It's a wonderful shape with a lot of latitude and variety. I like
some of the rustication/smooth combinations like yours. It's an elegant shape, under-appreciated it seems to me.
Killarney Rhodesian in a deep red brown with thin metal bands. The design is very different from this (beautiful) pipe,
with the bowl sitting low and the stem going into more of a curve. Joh is doing some interesting larger bowl
Rhodesians now, as seen on smokingpipes.com. It's a wonderful shape with a lot of latitude and variety. I like
some of the rustication/smooth combinations like yours. It's an elegant shape, under-appreciated it seems to me.
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