Claudio Cavicchi: Smooth Freehand with Black Palm (CCCC) Tobacco Pipe

One of Italy's finest pipe makers, Claudio Cavicchi has carved pipes for over 40 years and is still going strong. Cavicchi crafts a wide variety of shapes, and each one showcases spectacular grain patterns in either a smooth or sandblasted finish. This Freehand by Cavicchi offers a tall, full-bodied bowl with faceted flanks and sloped fore and aft walls. The bowl's juxtaposition of firm angles and soft contours lend the composition a unique and eye-catching silhouette. Out back, a flared shank joins and a demurely curved tapered stem, the latter of which promotes a comfortable smoking posture. One of Cavicchi's honey-blonde smooth finishes dresses the stummel and highlights gorgeous grain across the briar's surface, while an accent of black palm adorns the junction and ties the shape together with a touch of vibrant color.