Dave Neeb Handmade Magnum Smooth Cherrywood Briar Pipe, New

About this pipe:

Dave Neeb spent the first part of his life as an attorney. Upon retiring, however, he turned his hand to an altogether different vocation: pipes. First, Neeb was a pipe seller; he then learned the art of pipe restoration; finally, under the tutelage of Lee Von Erck and Rad Davis, he took up making artisan pipes himself. This continued for many years, with Neeb’s restoration of high-grade pipes being practiced side by side with the crafting of his own – pipes that deservedly amassed a cult following. Eventually, Neeb retired from pipe restoration and sales, but his pipe-making endeavors are, to the relief of many a smoker, not over yet.

The cherrywood shape began its life not in briar but in the wood of—as you’d imagine—cherry trees, with its basic form coming from the specific affordances of cherry tree branches. But, as it turns out, the shapes best suited for cherry wood pipes are also excellent for briar pipes. Hence, the shape found its way into many a shape chart for the latter, and even into Danish functionalist design, such as in the pipes of Tom Eltang. Dave Neeb is another artisan with a fondness for cherrywoods, though as in the case of this one, his are often magnum-sized renditions. This one exhibits beautiful flame grain, accentuated by a horn-hued lucite stem.

Details:

Length: 7.2″ / 182.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 2.2″ / 55.88mm

Weight: 2.5oz / 72g