Bamboo shanked pipes

[crazypipe]

They look nice ,but they are not for me. ::

 

[tbradsim1]

Spanu very light for a big pipe and a fine smoker.

 

[mrmotoyoshi]

I don't usually like them on briar pipes but I love the look of Art Santia's bamboo shanked MMS.
edit: I put the picture up and it took up half the screen. Any way to resize? HEre is the link of the original picture.
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