Bruno Nuttens Mini Bing B3 Smooth Billiard w/ Silver Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Starting out as a pipe restorer, Belgian artisan Bruno Nuttens moved onto producing his own pipes under the careful guidance of France’s most esteemed master pipe makers, Pierre Morel Jr. Nuttens’ first pipes creating relatively traditional pipes—often using carefully selected, decades-seasoned stummels from France’s historic Saint-Claude factories—but he would soon begin developing entirely handmade pipes in styles that seamlessly blended the old with the new. In the case of the latter, Nuttens was no doubt aided by time spent in the workshop of Danish legend Tom Eltang, where he further developed the skills and techniques behind his craft. Nuttens made such an impact in Denmark, in fact, that he’s been commissioned three times to develop the Stokkebye Pipe of the Year, a number rivaled only by Eltang himself. Today, Nuttens continues to craft high-grade pipes in a variety of styles, including his signature “Bing” and “Twiggy” shapes.

After the immense success of his Bing Crosby inspired billiards, Bruno Nuttens decided to create a series of pipes of the same basic shape, but with slightly scaled down proportions. These would become Nuttens’ “Mini Bing” pipes. The Mini Bing, as seen here, is even more svelte and lightweight than its bigger brother, while still maintaining ample chamber capacity for a good bowl, especially when out on the town. This one is a smooth polished grade B3, the second highest grade afforded to Nuttens’ Bing pipes, no doubt earned by its captivating bird’s-eye grain and golden contrast finish.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original (slightly flaked) bowl coating. It comes with its original sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.69 / 17.52mm

Bowl Depth: 1.30″ / 33.02mm

Weight: 0.7oz / 22g