BST (Todd Bannard) One Foot Grade Smooth Billiard w/ Horn Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

To call Canada’s Todd Bannard, the artisan behind Briar, Sweat and Tears (BST) pipes, a “cult favorite” would be a profound understatement. Like his fellow countrymen Michael Parks and Julius Vesz, Bannard’s work has demonstrated that, though Canada may have far fewer pipe makers than its neighbors in the US, Canadian handmades truly are a matter of quality over quantity. Similarly to Parks especially, BST pipes are very difficult to get hold of, as they are snapped up as soon as—and, indeed, often long before—they are available for purchase.

BST’s Todd Bannard doesn’t tend to grade his pipes, but when he’s created something a little more special than his other wares, they receive an additional stamp to mark them as such. These are his “Foot” grade pipes, which take their nomenclature from the mythological sasquatch of North America, and an exemplary BST can receive either an extra One, Two, or Three Foot stamps, in ascending order of quality. This BST, for example, is a One Foot grade; a very classical, lightweight billiard rendition, with tight, straight grain around its bowl and a horn (I think) band inlaid in its hand-cut ebonite mouthpiece.

This pipe is completely unsmoked and comes with its original sleeve.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.59″ / 40.38mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g