BriarWorks Classic C22 Dark Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates

Description

BriarWorks represents the dream of many a pipe maker, being a workshop owned and stewarded by artisans whose mission is to produce affordable pipes of their own design. Founded in 2013 in Tennessee by American pipe making legends Todd Johnson and Pete Prevost, BriarWorks has gone from strength to strength in the years since, not least because of its ability to combine cutting-edge factory production techniques with high-grade artisan standards. Not unlike Pibe-Dan or Stanwell in Denmark, many a high-flying carver has been a part of the BriarWorks team, including contemporary greats such as Sam Adebayo, Micah Redmond, and Bill Shalosky.

BriarWorks’ C22 is about as classic as one can get in terms of pipe design. Slightly short and slightly stout, it’s a shape that wouldn’t look out of place in an early Dunhill catalog, for example. This one is especially traditional in terms of aesthetics, wearing BriarWorks’ house Dark Sandblast finish, and being fitted with a simple, black acrylic stem. One thing that I’ve always enjoyed about BriarWorks pipes is how crisp the blasted finishes are, and this one is certainly no exception.

The condition is great. Very minor wear to the rim.

Details:

Length: 5.1″ / 129.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.69″ / 42.92mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g