Danish Estates: Stanwell Trio Sandblasted (51) (pre-2010) Tobacco Pipe

The straight Billiard is a simple shape, and so you don't have to change much to alter one's impression of some particular rendition. The cues here are modest; a bit of extra reach to the transition, a slight lift to the bowl's underside and heel, and a touch trimmer of a form overall. Yet, the result is the very image of the Danish way to render this Anglo-French classic. It's dressed in the crisp, inky sandblast of the Trio series, revealing handsome grain, offering rich texture, and boasting silvery accents at the junction.