Thanks Bradley -- I really love this pipe. I'm calling it the "J.R.R."
The ferrule is pre-ban ivory sandwiched with silver. The stem is hand cut SEM mottled red/black ebonite. The stummel is Todd's proprietary brush technique in (from what Todd tells me a very difficult) vertical technique.
Just finishing Stonehaven in a smooth 2002 medium bend eight sided panel top straight grain Rinaldo Collection Silver Line F Egea 05 Titania bulldog. Next is Fox and Hound in a 1990 smooth medium bend Nording freehand sitter with a wider top than bottom that also has a ridge and a narrower bowl resembling an upside down spout, with an amber colored lucite stem with cream swirls.
Just finishing Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2013 MM straight Legend. Next is Top Shelf in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top with a gray swirl colored stem.
Having my 6th bowl of one of my bombardment 'bacs, some more of GLP's Navigator. This one in my Charatan Distinction Banker. This is some FINE ketchup/tart/sweet Va !! :twisted:
Listing this a few minutes early so I can concentrate on work for a bit: Anniversary Kake in a straight Lane era Charatan black with burgundy undertone sandblasted billiard 420.