Sandblasted Swan with Horn (1229) Tobacco Pipe

The curl of a muscular Horn, an easy flow and re-curve to the thin saddle stem, a lot of lift upfront deftly combined with the low waistline and steep, and the climbing taper of a Danish Brandy bowl — this is what I see in Jeff Gracik's Swan, breaking the shape down. Taken as a whole it's a hell of a combination, visually, plus a design that's both comfortable and firm in hand. Curiously, it also sits, or at least this one does, despite this shape hardly looking like it would.

- Eric N. Squires