Smooth Lovat with Bamboo Tobacco Pipe

Though incredibly skilled with the medium, it's not often that we receive a pipe from Hans "Former" Nielsen featuring a bamboo extension. In fact, we've only ever seen two others, counting both new and estate pipes. Both of those previous examples sold instantly, and we were left wondering, "When will we see another?" It's a question that we've finally answered today, as along with the stocky Apple and sweeping Rhodesian also featured in this update, we're presenting this: a minimalist, textbook classic Billiard/Lovat with three knuckles of bamboo along the shank. Of course, given the perfect rhythm employed between shank, knuckles, and stem, the impressive cross-cut pattern of the briar itself, and the design's overall rarity within Former's usual lineup, I imagine that within 24 hours, we'll be asking ourselves that same exact question once more.

- Andrew Wike