She has arrived!!!
I love how mine turned out. A nice, dark and rich color. The smooth parts have a mute grain definition and it goes wonderfully with the rusticated sections. When I talked to Dan originally I told him to just do with it what they wanted, that I just wanted some smooth.
Anyway, ON TO THE PICTURES!
What came in the box:
And some of the pipe:
And my humble pipe collection:
Now if it would only stop raining long enough for me to sit outside and enjoy a bowl in it...