A nice, compactly-proportioned Nosewarmer, Chris has lent this chubby, stubby take on the Billiard a nice bit of energy in profile by presenting the substantial bowl with a slight forward cant. A more unusual accent is that he's left the barest hint of plateau remaining along one part of the rim, a subtle touch which defies the pipe's otherwise straightforward, polished design with an defiant element of the naturalistic - an artifact of the pipe's origins as a raw piece of briar.
- Eric N. Squires
