Dave Neeb XL Scoop Handmade Briar Pipe, New

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.

There’s something subtly Danish about this scoop from Dave Neeb. It’s a large pipe, no doubt, with a length comparable to a shorter churchwarden, or demi-warden, but its gentle, scooping curvature nonetheless has something of the early, post-war Danish masterworks to it. Pibe Dan, and associated carvers and shapes, such as Holbek and his Polonius, or Loran and his Pearl, comes to mind, but a little more American heft.

Details:

Length: 7″ / 177.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm

Bowl Depth: 1.67″ / 42.41mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 76g