Jacono: Rook Acorn (E) Tobacco Pipe

Tonino Jacono's father-in-law worked in a briar mill and offered Tonino a business opportunity, create a pipe making workshop that only used his highest quality briars. So, Jacono pipes was born, where Tonino creates fashionable, well-engineered pipes at an accessible price. Most Acorns from Jacono feature rotund, supple bowls, but this piece from Jacono boasts a sharp, protruding heel, from which towering, flared walls ascend to a soft, inflated rim. Out back, the sinuous shank-and-stem arrangement fosters a comfortable smoking posture, but its demure demeanor keeps compositional focus centered on the bowl, a classic Italian design cue. Additionally, the stummel is dressed in an auburn smooth finish, highlighting streaks of flame grain on the bowl's walls and swirls of birdseye on the rim.