Claudio Cavicchi: Black Sandblasted Bent Brandy Tobacco Pipe

Claudio Cavicchi is a talented pipe maker with the ability to maximize the grain of a given block of briar. His decades of experience are evident in every pipe he crafts, and this bent Brandy is no different. As a shape, this piece boasts a stout bowl that stands atop a broad, full-bodied heel and tapers to a comparatively taut rim. Said bowl is married to a languid shank-and-stem arrangement, which tapers from the transition to the bit, slenderizing the composition's aft side and lending the fore a bit more visual weight. Dressed in the Black sandblast, the stummel offers a wealth of visual and tactile detail.