Mark Tinsky: Natural Bent Dublin with Silver (5) (Two 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 bent Dublin is an elegant showcase of Tinsky's style, presenting a muscular, flaring bowl that stands at the fore of a demurely curved shank-and-stem arrangement. The warm Natural finish dresses the stummel and highlights fine strands of flame grain around the bowl, while a sterling silver accent adorns the junction and ties the entire composition together with a dose of flash.