It's been awhile since anybody posted here. Don't know if anyone's still talking about Boswell pipes. I live near Chambersburg and love the way Boswell pipes smoke. I wish I loved the way they looked.
I know it's an artistic thing for them, and JM and Dan both like to put a rusticated swatch or pattern on almost every pipe they make. If not, they flute the bowl. They make very few pipes with just a smooth, more traditional finish. And I'm a smooth, traditional finish kind of guy.