Randy Wiley: Galleon Bent Brandy (44) Tobacco Pipe

This bent Brandy offers the vibrant color palette, distinctive finishing, and bowl-centric shaping for which Randy Wiley is known. The tall, stout bowl tapers from the broad, gently lifted heel to the rim, as the low-set shank-and-stem arrangement stretches and curls out back. While the rim and a trim band at the shank end are smooth and stained a warm color, the rest of the stummel wears an earth-toned rendition of the Galleon rustication, lightened significantly in profile by the tapered stem of sunny-yellow acrylic. Boasting a unique in-hand presence and a decent bit of chamber capacity, this piece is a stylish and charming rendition of the shape chart standard.