Austin Quinlan: Smooth Apple Tobacco Pipe

After becoming fascinated by the world of pipes, Dublin native Austin Quinlan began buying and restoring estate pieces, expanding his personal collection of smokers while simultaneously learning the tooling and engineering involved in pipe making. Through his refurbishment work and his tutelage under Giacomo Penzo, Quinlan has developed a singular style rooted in the Anglo-French tradition, often crafting muscular compositions with fairly tight-knit frames. A handsome showcase of Quinlan's style, this Apple boasts a compact length that belies its stout build. Said stoutness is most evident around the bowl and shank, with both sections of the stummel offering a pronounced thickness that keeps the overall composition feeling hefty and sturdy in hand. The shape's snug footprint makes it perfect for on-the-go smoking, its reduced size enabling it to be easily stowed in a jacket pocket. Dressing this piece is a bright, ruby-hued smooth finish that highlights fetching flame grain and birdseye throughout the stummel.