Rind Billiard (2026) Tobacco Pipe

Luigi Radice worked in the prestigious Castello workshop before founding the Caminetto brand with Giuseppe "Peppino" Ascorti in the late 1960s. In 1980, Radice began producing his self-titled brand of pipes with his son, Gianluca, and father, Paolo. The brand pays heavy attention to the briar that goes into each pipe, seasoning it for three years before production.

This Billiard from Radice is finished with their craggy Rind rustication from just below the rim to just above the face of the shank, giving the stummel a great texture that is matched with a vibrant stain of light mahogany that easily coats the rusticated portions of the stummel. The bowl is arrow-straight at fore and aft, and backed by a minutely tapered shank that reaches back to meet a tapered stem of black acrylic. The bold coloring of the stummel goes a long way here, and the straightforward shaping of the bowl takes it away from lightly tapered or rounded Billiards, making it a quite authentic rendition of the most classic shape in pipe making.