From Pipedia: In 1963 Tommaso Spanu left his home in Sardinia and wandered to Northern Italy to become a pipemaker. His uncle had managed an apprenticeship for him in Gavirate, in the province of Varese, with it's many pipe manufactures. His exceptional talent soon attracted the attention of Alberto Paronelli, the grand seigneur of Italian pipe business. Paronelli, a famed pipe designer himself, arranged that the best pipe craftsmen schooled his young fosterling and personally taught him in pipe design and styles. Spanu continued to study with the best Italian pipe makers as he evolved into a master artisan himself. Spanu never used a lathe or any machining, making each pipe by hand.

Spanu loves working with alternate woods. Olivewood is an underrated pipe material, with many of the same qualities of briar, but easier to source and with a unique grain pattern. This pipe shows Spanu's artisty. It is unsmoked, and comes with box and sock.

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