Sandblasted Pencil Shank Dublin with Juma Tobacco Pipe

American artisan Scottie Piersel has developed one of the most unique styles in the pipe world, her singular oeuvre centered around, robust, full-size pipes with remarkably thin shank-and-stem combinations. Though she does craft pipes of a more timeless style, her pencil-shank pieces often manifest a distinctly neoclassical character thanks to their impressive bowls. This particular Dublin is one such distinctive piece, though it's a unique offering by virtue of its compact, Nosewarmer dimensions, coming in at just a hair over four and a half inches long. Piersel Nosewarmers are fairly rare to see, but especially ones this abbreviated, making it a desirable piece for collectors of her work or anyone looking for a hardy, portable, and reliable pipe with exceptional style. The transition is wide and cheeked, emphasizing the bowl's curves and leaving plenty of room to drape a digit, giving way to one of Scottie's iconic shanks out back. Though the shank may look delicate, given its willowy build, it's been lined with metal throughout to reinforce its strength, and this metal extends out of the shank to create a sturdy reverse tenon that the sleekly tapering stem fits to. Said stem is a vibrant stretch of swirling blue and white Juma, and it's accented at the shank end by a trim band of the same material and a short, tapering fitment of pale, striated Ivorite. Up front, the bowl stands atop a pronounced heel and grows thick walls that flare out to a broad, inward-sloping rim, canting forward to lend the composition a sense of dynamism. The rim is smooth, though it's kissed with plateau near the aft side of the left flank, and that subtle bit of texture is nicely complemented by the stummel's crisp, ruddy sandblast.