Handmade pipe #3 - Mastro de Paja

This pipe I found in a candy store that had just changed owners. The pipe had been on display in a three-pipe stand for quite some time and no-one had bought it from the former owner. He had probably sighed, shrugged his shoulders and stowed it away, and over time forgotten about its existence until it was time to sell the store. The chaps that bought the store didn't intend to continue selling pipes, at least not expensive ones.

It had been sun bleached on one side of the rim and there was a small nick in the rim so I got it quite cheap. I dusted it off, cleaned it and gave it a good rub with some Carnauba wax before I smoked it the first time. These actions all restored it to its former glory (apart from the nick in the rim).

It is a very typical MdeP in shape, and it is a 3C with a Sun stamp. It has a golden spot in the stem and a gold ring. It is one of the straightest grains that I own (together with the Burak below).