Buckeye Hand Made Sandblasted Acorn (New)

About this pipe:

Premal Chheda’s Buckeye Pipes have undergone several significant changes since their debut in the mid-2000s. Chheda himself was one of the first major players in 21st century American artisan briars, having been taught the fundamentals of high-grade pipe making by Mike Butera, and having had plenty of students of his own in the time since. Though Buckeye started out as an sub-brand for pipes that did not quite meet the standard of a pipe stamped with the Chheda name, the two would ultimately become different projects entirely. Today’s Buckeye Pipes are, instead, high-quality briars produced by Premal Chheda and his apprentices. The difference between a Chheda Pipe, or one of the pipes made by Chheda’s apprentices under their own name, and a Buckeye pipe boils down to the level of detailing involved: Buckeye Pipes are precision engineered and expertly finished, while being more minimalist in design and less labor-intensive in execution than their counterparts.

The acorn shape began life in early Anglo-French briars, though it was not until the post-war years that it became what it is today. One can trace its modern development to the Ivarsson family, with each successive generation adding a little more plumpness, resulting in the thoroughly ripe renditions of the contemporary artisan scene.

This rendition from Buckeye leans into styles found in the early development of the modern acorn, those of 1950s and ’60s Denmark. Relatively classical in form, but with a marked plumpness and distinctly “footed” figure, there’s a definite “Sixten” tinge to it, including in its compact, lightweight, functionalist sensibilities.

Details:

Length: 5.3″ / 134.6mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.44″ / 36.57mm

Weight: 1.3oz / 34g