Sandblasted Brandy with Bamboo and Boxwood Tobacco Pipe

Pipe maker Jerry Zenn sets out to craft every pipe to reflect his dedicated intention and persistence. He enjoys utilizing natural materials to accent his pipes, such as bamboo, special woods, and horn. This is a precisely shaped iteration of the Brandy from the Taiwanese artisan, the pipe's shape closely resembling its namesake. The shank is a brief affair, all the better to spotlight the five-knuckled rod of bamboo with its unique, seed-like protrusions. The shank's brevity and slim width also serve to shift some of the attention to the bowl's pristine shape. Faint striations of sandblasted flame grain around the bowl guide the eye from the plump, low-set waist through a skillfully rendered taper toward the smooth rim where wisps of grain blow across like smoke. At the other end of the pipe, a flared accent of boxwood joins the thick rod of bamboo to a thin slip of vulcanite stem. Zenn's juxtaposition of organicism and sleek modernity makes for an all-around attractive pipe whose beauty is sure to be admired smoke after smoke.