Glenn Tinsky: Natural Smooth Bent Dublin (3 Star) Tobacco Pipe

The son of prolific American artisan Mark Tinsky, Glenn Tinsky continues his family's pipe-making tradition and establishes a new legacy name in the craft. Though his father's work had an influence on Glenn at a young age, with Glenn having even crafted some pipes in his teenage years, it wasn't until much later in life that the younger Tinsky decided to transition to pipe making full-time. He spent 17 years in the restaurant industry before deciding he needed a change, and once restaurants closed due to Covid-19 protocols, Glenn found the perfect opportunity to fully devote himself to pipe making. As a pipe maker, Glenn takes inspiration from his father while incorporating aspects from the Danish school, resulting in designs that are both unique and elegant in their construction. This bent Dublin is a fine example of Glenn's style, presenting a tall, flaring bowl that's set to a demurely curved shank-and-stem arrangement. Though quite compact, measuring five inches in total length, this piece offers plenty of substance for the fingers to embrace. It's dressed in a warm, natural smooth finish that highlights fine tendrils of flame grain across the flanks of the bowl.