Sean Reum Sandblasted Bent Dublin Tobacco Pipe

Sean Reum came around to pipes after starting out in restoration of a different, nostalgia-heavy collector's item — straight razors. The overlap between the two communities led him to an enduring fascination with pipes that continues to this day. Sean takes inspiration from the Danish school of pipe making in particular as he crafts his pipes in his workshop in northwest Montana.

This bent Dublin of Sean's is notably lengthy at the back thanks to a very long vulcanite saddle stem, stretching this piece to about seven and one-quarter inches in all. It could still be argued to be bowl-centric, however, as Sean crafted the bowl to have a particularly sharp point at the heel and gave it a generous chamber just below two inches deep. Tall, parallel flame grain decorates the walls of the bowl with considerable poise, and the stummel is finished smoothly with a high gloss that still allows some of the grain to be felt underneath.