Michael Parks Smooth Magnum Billiard (VI.11) (2011) (Maple Leaf) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

Michael Parks is a Canadian artisan known for his modern takes on shape-chart classics, drawing on his background in the arts to add beauty in form to superbly engineered smoking pieces. This Lovat from Parks is a magnificent hunk of briar, truly embodying its "Magnum" designation, with well over eight inches of length and an imposing chamber almost three inches deep. Even with its enormous size, the pipe still manages to conform to the balanced Anglo-French shaping standards of a Lovat, with no one part drawing more attention than the other. Parks did an excellent job reading the briar used to make this Lovat, an impressive feat when considering its size. Cross grain flows sideways around the bowl, making a swift turn into the flanks of the shank. The grain follows the pipe's shape so well that it almost seems painted on. Thanks to its massive in-hand presence and capacious chamber, this is the kind of pipe you'll be able to load with a favored blend to enjoy for a long smoke during a long movie.