Smooth Bent Dublin Tobacco Pipe

Incredibly slender, in part due to the composition's unique lengthiness, surprisingly lightweight, and magnificently grained, this stunning Dublin by Tonni Nielsen is the first pipe I've picked up this morning. If only I could be so lucky every morning. Not every pipe strikes out and captures my attention, (certainly not before I've finished my first cup of coffee), however, as usual Tonni has colored me impressed with his deft ability to handle exquisite lines, and careful, smooth transitions, particularly here, which you'll see around the inside curve where the bowl meets the shank, and the manner in which the shank flares out some at its posterior. Tonni fit the briar with a agile looking, reasonably long stem that adds a delicate, exotic element to the overall piece. Stunning work, right here.

-- Ted Swearingen