Smokers Haven Cognac Pipes

Hey everyone, I just got a new pipe from Smokers Haven. It is one of their limited availability Cognac Pipes. I stopped by the shop today to have a look around and picked up one of these on a whim. It really is an inexpensive well made pipe. It smokes well, its very light and its drilled properly. If you are looking for a pipe for around $100 (give or take a few bucks) then I really recommend one of these. I saw most of the ones they had available and they were mostly black blast and they had white stems, black stems, yellow stems and a couple amber color stems. They also had had options of white bands, silver bands, and no band. As you can see the one I picked up has a white stem and white band. I also picked up an extra yellow stem to go with it. Anyway, I cant recommend this pipe or smokers haven enough.

Yes I believe you are right about being made by briarworks. Unfortunately I can't compare them to other briarworks pipes as I have never owned/smoked one. I would assume that they are just as good but cannot verify that.

Well from what I have seen Icarus pipes run $110 -$250 and Neptune pipes run $150-$300+
I did get a chance to handle/look at those pipes at the columbus show and remember thinking that the stems (particularly of the lower priced offerings) seemed a little thick/chunky. In comparison this stem is fairly thin. It has been my experience that acryllic stems (used on this and most briarworks pipes) usually arent made as thin as ebonite ones. While it s thin, it isn't quite as thin as some really thin/comfortable artisan made pipes that i have seen but its good enough for me, especially for less money then 'most' other briarworks offerings.
If you really are concerned with stem thickness but want an affordable pipe. I would recommend checking out the smokers haven/reddit pipe collaboration. The pipes are made by briarworks and the stems are hand carved ebonite. They are an author shape and really are nice. Prices are $100ish -$200ish depending on blasted or smooth, tan or black blast and black or cumberland stems.