I bought this pipe as a celebratory gift to myself for closing on the new property. It's handmade in the USA by Steve Morrisette. I don't think I've ever seen a pipe of his that wasn't classy as all get out, and this thing is just pure sex. Amazing lines, beautiful bird's eye, great grain, cumberland stem, and inlays of pre-ban ivory and two types of mother of pearl. This is now the crown jewel in my stable of pipes.
I had Mike at Tobacco Pipe Collectors sending me a special International Pipe Smoking Day pipe that was supposed to arrive today, Thursday, so I could smoke it tomorrow for IPSD. But, right on cue, the USPS has it lost somewhere in their system. So, for IPSD tomorrow, I'll be taking my Morrisette on its maiden voyage. Sweet smokes!