Sandblasted Billiard with Hammer Finish Silver (S5) (2452) Tobacco Pipe

Roush's knack for briar selection, not to mention his deft shaping and skill at the blasting cabinet, are well on display here with this straight Billiard. It's a seriously robust fellow, with a firm, plump heel, bolstering a marvelous display of concentric ring-grain climbing up all flanks, coaxed very much in the manner that Roush does best: that is, very deeply. Indeed, ripple after ripple of the stuff makes for an undeniably stimulating feel in hand, all without disrupting the playful line work of the shape itself. It's topped with a smooth-stained rim, along with a hammer finished silver band, a smart match for the brindled vulcanite stem.