Stands & Pouches: Calabash Pipe Stand

If you've got a traditional gourd Calabash in your rotation, you've got a problem. Namely, that gourds seldom fit in at all with the usual sort of pipe-stands, which are typically designed to work with a variety of traditional briar pipe shapes.

One solution is to just leave your Calabash flopped down on its side somewhere out of the way, like a sleeping dog. Another, more impressive solution is to actually find a pipe stand made to fit a gourd Calabash specifically. This smooth-finished number is an embodiment of the latter.