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Sutliff English Crumble Cake #1 in the Nording Black Smooth Freehand.

Something struck me last time I smoked this pipe. The cutaway section at the top left side of the bowl. I'd always just assumed that "Freehand" was a reference to the pipe not being made by automated processes. I had visions of a craftsman painstakingly shaping and forming the pipe with hand tools.

As I was sitting there with the pipe in my left hand I realized that my thumb was in that cutaway groove covering the opening of the bowl. Left hand, Freehand! It's a perfect fit! Not sure there's actually a connection, perhaps my first impression was the right one. Things to ponder.