I'm sure glad to see this thread! Great info, and thanks for the pictures too.
This morning I pulled the trigger on two pipes from the Classic lineup, after reading about Briarworks at their main business website. I opted for two bent billiards with military mount/metal shank caps. One is a light color sandblast (will be Virginia dedicated), the other a black corduroy finish (for Lata kia blends.)
Excited as hell for Monday's mail delivery!
Everything I have read indicates that these oughtta be a great value. I had been eyeballing a Pete 302 system pipe for a while, and while I love that shape, I expect the engineering and overall quality of these two Briarworks pipes to be much better overall (for less money!) I still might snag a new Pete, but I may just end up too busy enjoying these two...
Two identical military mounted pipes, except for the finish, seemed cool. Will be interesting to see how different blends fare in the exact same chamber dimensions. I figure its like a night and day set.