J Mouton Partially Sandblasted Dublin w/ Mammoth Molar Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Born and raised in the small town of Gueydan, Louisana, Jason Mouton’s rise in the ranks of American pipe makers has been nothing less than meteoric—and for good reason. Having crafted duck calls since he was a teenager, Mouton’s first forays into pipe making began with carving tampers. Mouton’s unexpected and substantial successes with these handmade tampers encouraged and allowed him to purchase the equipment needed to create pipes themselves. Studying the works of renowned American artisans such as J. Alan, Grant Batson, and Jared Coles, Mouton gradually developed his own pipe making craft, which was furthered by his exchanges with Greek artisan Chris Asteriou. Today, Mouton’s works are some of the most sought after on the artisan market, a demand which he has responded to—and not unlike his beginnings in carving tampers—by reinvesting his successes into an unwavering advancement of his skills and technique.

What a difference a dash of color makes. J. Mouton has a certain knack for using accents in a tasteful way, especially when those accents are a little more vibrant, than others. In this instance, Mouton has utilized a material found on many of his pipes, fossilized mammoth. This sample has been cut from millennia-old mammoth molar, exhibiting a sapphire-like brilliance. Rather than let this adornment dominate the pipe’s aesthetic, it has been inlaid at the base of its ebonite stem. From here it peeks and glitters ever so slightly from within the plateaux-edged mortise, which it has been cut to mirror. The bowl of the pipe does something not too dissimilar, pairing a reserved, near-black ring grain sandblast with the far more wild lines of a Danish Dublin in the “freehand,” or “fancy” genre.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.40″ / 35.56mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g