Smooth Billiard with Ivorite Stem Tobacco Pipe

Brazilian artisan Luiz Lavos developed an appreciation for woodworking early on in his grandfather's workshop. That appreciation led Luiz to later pursue a career in pipe carving, spending time in Portugal to study with Sabina Santos, learning from others, such as Hans "Former" Nielsen, along the way. Now operating his own workshop in Brazil, Lavos creates excellent smoking pipes that draw heavily on the Danish school. This Billiard is one such pipe, featuring a tall, stout bowl that rests on a plump heel with a curvaceous taper toward the rim. Said bowl joins the shank at a cheeked transition, creating a rounder profile for the midriff, before continuing on to meet a hand-cut Ivorite saddle stem, a man-made alternative to ivory, offering a comfortable smoking posture and a fetching accent. Dressed in a deep walnut stain, the stummel boasts dense fields of birdseye along the flanks, with streaks of cross grain fore and aft.