Good morning Banjo. You gotta love an Eltang poker. The man makes a nice pipe! The three knuckle bamboo shank is my favorite, and it looks great with the rusticated/blasted rings of the bowl. Do you know if Eltang both rusticates and blasts pokers like this, or is it just a rustication? Keep it smokey! ::
mothernature, it's rusticated and like you the three knuckle is my favorite and believe me I looked at dozens before I bought this particular one as it was the best of them.