J. Mouton Sandblasted Sailor with Musk Ox (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 “Sailor” is shape whose roots trace back to the late, legendary Danish artisan Jess Chonowitsch, someone whose work—as with so many in the community—has had a profound impact on J. Mouton’s design philosophy. Sitting somewhere between the classic Danish egg and the Ivarssonian long shank acorn, it is tall, unapologetically plump in bowl, and almost as plump in shank, with the latter ballooning as it progresses to its end. In this instance, Mouton has used the shape’s bulbousness to bring even greater emphasis to a rich, natural sandblast finish, which has been joined with an accent of marbled musk ox horn and a black ebonite mouthpiece.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.83 / 21.08mm

Bowl Depth: 1.75″ / 44.45mm

Weight: 1.8oz / 52g