Ashton: Old Church Billiard (XX) Tobacco Pipe

This lightweight Billiard from Ashton hews closely, though not exactly, to traditional Anglo-French shaping standards. Like many standard Billiards, the cylindrical bowl stands with a subtle forward cant before the cylindrical, arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement, and the shank maintains a thickness that is proportional to that of the bowl. Where this pipe deviates is in the proportions between the length of the shank and stem. While normally the stem length approximates that of the entire stummel, this pipe's stem is closer to the length of the shank. A flat panel along the bottom of the stummel allows this Billiard to rest upright. The crisp Old Church sandblast dresses the stummel, highlighting attractive grain throughout.