Buckeye Pipes Hand Made Sandblasted Fugu Sitter Briar Pipe, New

Description

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.

In the case of this one, the design is a little more abstract and East Asian-leaning than one typically finds from artisans outside of that region. With something of a nod to the asymmetric forms found in the works of Kei Gotoh, or the late Hiroyuki Tokutomi, this Hand Made grade Buckeye is a very unique fugu sitter rendition, especially when paired with its densely layered sandblast finishing and amber-toned acrylic mouthpiece.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.92 / 23.36mm

Bowl Depth: 1.89″ / 48.00mm

Weight: 4.5oz / 128g