J. Mouton Sandblasted Cutty with Hand-Spun Silver (New)

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.

The cutty is a shape that predates briar pipes by a good long time, having first been a staple of the clay pipes of the early modern period. But even after briar became the norm, it was difficult for pipe makers to let the cutty go. In the time since, it has featured near-ubiquitously among the factory pipes of England, France, America, and elsewhere, and it has also undergone a second revival by way of post-war artisans. Over the years, Louisiana’s J. Mouton has returned periodically to clays as a source of inspiration, including for a couple that we’ve sold here. This is his latest, a military-mounted and faithfully-footed rendition, featuring silverware hand-spun by Mouton himself.

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.71″ / 43.43mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g