Nording Nosewarmer Smooth Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has also been a teacher of other Danish masters, such as Poul Ilsted, Svend Axel Celius, Jens Tao Nielsen, Peder Jeppesen, and Søren Erik Andersen.

If I have it right, this should be one of Erik Nording’s Nosewarmer (or Nose Warmer) series pipes. Debuting in 2019, the Nosewarmer series was Nording’s way of offering distinctly Danish shapes in a more compact form, making them easier to travel with than, say, a 7 inch freehand. Much like Nording’s Extra series, Nosewarmers featured a variety of possible decorative additions, such as exotic woods or, in this instance, polymerized seeds. This looks to be the original 2019 model, a “cognac” design (though I’ve labeled it an apple for ease) with one of Erik Nording’s signature red/black contrast stains.

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

 

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.73 / 18.54mm

Bowl Depth: 1.27″ / 32.25mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g