J Mouton Partially Sandblasted Wide Shank Apple / Horn 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.

J. Mouton’s latest batch of pipes has been among the most diverse and experimental that we’ve had from the Louisiana artisan, though one motif connecting a good few of them has been the “wide shank.” Along with the wide shank bulldog and Rhodesian renditions included alongside it, this one is an usually broad-sided take on an otherwise very classic shape: the apple. Rather than take the more standard approach of a variation on Sixten Ivarsson’s Ukulele design, however, Mouton has added an extra layer of uniqueness to his squat, surfing sitter by way of a flared, push mouthpiece carved from animal horn, which slots neatly into a brass-stabilized ferrule.

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127mm

Bowl Width: 0.72 / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.28″ / 32.51mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g