Wilshire Five Dots Smooth Apple Tobacco Pipe

This Apple from Wilshire is a handsome piece from the brand, and one that showcases a sleek build through its aft side. The transition here is wide, with ample space to drape a digit if necessary, and it gives way to a rather trim shank, which reaches out to meet a significantly more slim saddle stem of black vulcanite. The slenderness of the shank and stem combination focuses more of this pipe's visual weight onto the bowl, and this is something the bowl seems to appreciate greatly, thanks to its already rather hearty construction. This bowl boasts ample thickness about its rotund walls, showcasing plenty of roundness through their travel to the rim and offering a comfortable feel in hand. At the underside, a flattened panel manifests near the aft side of the shank and runs to the heel, allowing this pipe to sit easily and emphasizing the contours of the bowl thanks to its flatness. Dressed in a warm, auburn-tinged stain, the stummel showcases a mixture of wrapping flame grain and swirling birdseye throughout.