The tortoise shell stem on pipe #1 is actually bakelite. It is 5.4 inches and weighs 32 grams, for what it's worth. The second is a hare under 5 inches and weights 22 grams.If I had to actually choose between these two pipes, I'd need more information than just pictures, such as weight, length, chamber dimensions, and stem material. I prefer the bowl shaping on #1, but I can't abide acrylic stems. Since I assume that's what you've got there, and I love bamboo as an accent, and I assume #2 weighs less than #1 and has a vulcanite stem, #2 would be my choice, but that's a tough one.
I loved the jutting bow on this one as well, makes it feel even more "nautical" than a cutty already does!Voting number one: the slimness of the spigot and jutting bow like a ship make this pipe seem more original than the bamboo one.
Yes, not an easy piece of bamboo integrate a stem into and they did a fabulous job.I love how expertly the bamboo blends into the stem. That won it over for me, number 2.