Mark Tinsky: Tan Sandblasted Bent Dublin (B) (One Star) Tobacco Pipe

Mark Tinsky has quite the storied history in American pipe making, founding the American Smoking Pipe Co. in 1978 and maintaining a consistent output for the over four decades that have elapsed since then. Tinsky lives in Montana and spends his days fly fishing and making pipes, bringing his many years of experience in the craft to every shape he fashions. He boasts a rather diverse portfolio, offering a wide range of shapes in a variety of unique finishes, whether smooth, rusticated, sandblasted, or some mixture of those three. Tinsky is also well known for his accenting work, incorporating everything from hardwoods to metals into his compositions. This muscular bent Dublin is a fine showcase of Tinsky's style, offering a robust bowl that's set to a curvaceous shank-and-stem arrangement. Dressed in the Tan sandblast, the stummel offers a wealth of visual and tactile detail, and with time and use, it will accrue the warm tans, golds, and browns of patina.