Eclasias Pipes “Dragon Scale” Natural Sandblasted Fig Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Eclesias Pipes are made by Pavel Eclesias Holub, a Czech artisan and a genuine cult sensation in contemporary handmade pipes. Like his friend and former teacher, Jiřík “Biftek” Maczko, Holub is one of the most prominent and recognizable figures in the Czech artisan community today, one that has become increasingly central in the broader European scene. Part of this no doubt comes down to his distinctive approach to the aesthetics of pipes, incorporating shapes and finishes that are, at times, singularly “Czech” and, at others, entirely of his own making.

One group of pipes Pavel Holub is especially renowned for is his sandblasted pieces—and none more so than his “Dragon Scale” sandblasts. Not unlike certain artisans in America, Holub will often put a single pipe through the sandblasting process countless times, in the pursuit of a jagged, ringed relief that straddles the line between a “pure” sandblast and a kind of pneumatic rustication.

Here we find it in a rare, natural application, giving a unique sharpness to a slender, Scandi-American fig rendition. The pipe’s mouthpiece is similarly distinctive in this instance, having been hand-cut from brindled, SEM ebonite.

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.85 / 21.59mm

Bowl Depth: 1.57″ / 39.87mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g