Smooth Apple with Boxwood Tobacco Pipe

An undeniably handy Apple shape, this compact classic from Ray Kurusu shows the carver can handle a refined shape chart standard with a skill on par with that displayed by his most uniquely organic pieces. It's a streamlined piece, offering a comforting, Danish-inclined sense of substance both visually and in hand, with its combination of stoutly-shaped robustness up front and stocky, rounded shank out back. Ray's managed to coax a stunning presentation of grain all around, with a full right flank's worth of vivid birdseye, highlighted by a warm walnut stain. Said finish is elevated by an accent of pale boxwood, the likes of which draw the eye to a short-throw cumberland saddle stem, sporting a small ringlet of the same around its base. And in a feat ideal for those with a habit for fidgeting about, that ringlet actually spins. Neat stuff.