SU Pipes Contrast Sandblasted Apple w/ Bamboo Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

You may have wondered, as I often do, what would happen if professional meerschaum carver was to turn their attention to briar wood, and to make pipes out of that instead. While many early briar pipe manufacturers, such as Frederick Charatan, made just such a transition back in the late 19th century, both briar and meerschaum pipe manufacture have changed significantly in the century since, making for an interesting opportunity. Enter Sebahattin Urgan of SU Pipes, former apprentice to Eskişehir’s master of meerschaum Emre Bay and now an expert carver in his own right. Urgan’s talents have in recent years extended to handcrafting briar pipes, having been greatly inspired by the legends of Scandinavian and post-Scandinavian design.

With this pipe, Urgan turned to an absolute staple of post-war artisan pipe design, the distinctly plump Danish apple. From pioneers in Danish design as we know it to more contemporary legends on the international scene, the Danish apple is everywhere, with each carver producing their own unique rendition. This one joins a light, ring grain sandblast and contrast stain finish with a bamboo shank extension and Flecktarn camouflage ebonite. As it’s one of Urgan’s more special pipes it comes with a fitted case for easy travel and care.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 1.49″ / 37.84mm

Weight: 2.3oz / 68g