MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe Premier Volcano Block Meerschaum Pipe, Briar-Mortise

Description

I’ve always said that, of all the pipes we sell, I’m proudest of our meerschaum pipes. Enlisting the finest carvers from Türkiye’s meerschaum powerhouse Eskişehir, and working solely with high-grade meerschaum blocks, MBSD Meerschaum has been even more successful than even I—captivated as I was with my initial “pipe dream”—had imagined. But in the years since there has been a project in the back of my mind that I have not had the chance to realize: a collaboration between “East” and “West,” so to speak. While Türkiye has the world’s best meerschaum carvers, the world’s best stem cutters are found in a more global community, one whose primary medium is not meerschaum, but briar. This is the essence of the MBSD Meerschaum Premier: combining high-grade, Turkish meerschaum bowls with equally high-grade, hand-cut ebonite stems.

For the first run of the MBSD Premier, we enlisted American artisan J. Mouton to cut the stems required for these special meerschaums. Given the success of that run, we aim to continue offering MBSD Meerschaum pipes with ebonite stems, by way of partnerships with more of our friends in the artisan pipe community. This extra large volcano, with a partial, wicker-like rustication at its base, is another of one of those pipes. Reminiscent of Danish and Danish-American renditions of the shape, this volcano leans even closer to that tradition via a hand-cut cumberland stem. It also, however, features an integral version of the patented Briar Mortise featured on all our Deluxe models, affording the fitment extra stability. As I’ve mentioned before, artisans are busy folks, so bear in mind that these pipes will still be subject to a more limited availability than our other MBSD Meerschaum lines.

 

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm

Bowl Depth: 2.26″ / 57.40mm

Weight: 3.0oz / 86g