My new beauty came in today and it is prettier than the pictures. The blast is really craggy and well done. The balance on it is amazing, it sits perfectly in my mouth and I hardly know it is there. I am smoking some Wessex Brigade Sovereign Curly Cut which happens to be the closest thing to Bell's Three Nuns that I have smoked. The pipe is performing as well as old cajun said it would, cool as a cucumber and nice and dry. The tobacco tastes great in it so I am going to keep this one as a vaper flake pipe. If anyone is thinking of adding to their collection, I can highly recommend this line. It smokes as well as any Castello or other high line pipes I have smoked over the years. Looks like I will continue my deviation and add more to the collection.