Sandblasted Billiard with Brass Tobacco Pipe

Brazilian pipe maker Flávia Rodrigues brings a refreshing approach to pipe making, her portfolio rife with excellent engineering and bold expression. Often drawing inspiration from nature, she accents many of her pieces with organic materials, especially those native to Brazil, such as Brazilian jabuticaba, horn, and various precious metals. This Billiard showcases Rodrigues' keen eye for shaping and finishing, with an elegant profile and a warm, harmonious color palette.

This offering boasts a rather classic Billiard bowl, with the gentlest of tapers toward the rim and a full, firm heel. Said bowl stands poised at the fore of an arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement that lends the piece a sleek, streamlined appearance. The stummel wears a rich auburn sandblast that draws out the briar's swirling birdseye and tight cross grain for the eyes – and hands — to appreciate. The stummel's warm auburn hue pairs perfectly with the terracotta and khaki swirls of the vulcanite stem. A brass accent band at the junction ties it all together, adding a subtle dose of flash to the otherwise earthy, rustic ensemble.