Graziano Tendi Partially Sandblasted Dublin w/ Boxwood Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

The Italian artisan scene is, today, more vibrant than it has perhaps ever been. While the 20th century was largely dominated by seminal workshops, such as Mastro de Paja and Castello, their many offshoots, such as Ser Jacopo and Caminetto, and the familial dynasties frequently bound up with them, such as the Roveras, the Ascortis, and the Musicos, the 21st century has seen an emergence of networks of solo carvers, whose talents have come to rival both the great workshops of their homeland and their solo counterparts abroad, such as in Denmark or the United States. Graziano Tendi is just such a pipe maker. Having been enamored with tobacco pipes since he was a teenager, he has, for over a decade, been crafting his own pipes under the Tendi name. Pipe Tendi has been a genuine cult hit, even at home in the notoriously competitive Italian pipe scene, so it is our great pleasure to carry them in America for the first time.

While the majority of Graziano Tendi’s pipes lean toward traditional Anglo-French designs, he’s not completely immune to the pull of the modern. With its shorter stature, convex rim, and boxwood trim, it’s got a nice, subtle Danish-ness to it—one closer to the functionalism of Tom Eltang or Jess Chonowitsch than anything else. Being a Tendi, it’s also exquisitely sandblasted, with much the same expert, ring grain relief finishing found on his more “English” pipes.

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.52″ / 38.60mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g