Sharing some aesthetic similarities with Paolo Becker’s Dragonfly Cherrywood variant, this piece by Love and Sara Geiger is a real feast for the senses. You have the complex color palette of the golden contrast finish and the multi-toned exotic wood shank extension (complete with a brass reinforcement ring inlaid into the Boxwood cap, the extension is a work of art unto itself). You have a lovely display of front-to-back-cross grain that perfectly follows the shape of the bowl. You have a modern design with elegant, serpentine lines that invite you to come for a closer look. Best yet, there is a secret hidden within- this is a reverse Calabash design. While short, chubby shapes with cartoonsish proportions have dominated the genre, you will find none of that here. No, sir, this is easily the most lithe and lean second chamber pipe that I have ever come across. This is a real stunner, folks.

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