Sandblasted Rhodesian with Mastodon Ivory Tobacco Pipe

This squat Rhodesian by Brad Pohlmann is one tough looking pipe. The Rhodesian and Bulldog shapes are often cited as two of the most distinctly masculine looking pipes in the shape pantheon, but of course this isn't always necessarily true. I've seen Rhodesians so far from macho they might as well have been stained in pink. Not so here. Proportionally, and when considering small shaping details like the semi-squared off shank, this piece feels compact and muscular, yet agile, like a young middle-weight boxer. Topped off with a deep black stain over a rather rugged sandblast and you'll have to admit, at the very least, that the pipe before you is no wimp.

-- Ted Swearingen