Nording (D) Partially Sandblasted Billiard (Estate)

Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has also been a teacher of other Danish masters, such as Poul Ilsted, Svend Axel Celius, Jens Tao Nielsen, Peder Jeppesen, and Søren Erik Andersen.

Erik Nørding has had a long career in the pipe industry, and though he is purportedly all but retired now, the extent of his success as a pipe maker is hard to overstate. Many other Danish pipe makers, workshops, and companies have been founded since Erik first started out, but only a fraction would survive for as long as Nørding has. One of the reasons for this has been Erik’s cultivation of a distinctly Danish style, but another has been his ability to create and work with designs in all manner of forms, including traditional ones.

This particular pipe, for example, is a nice, broad, Maigret-style billiard, for example, with a mixed finish that brings out the best of both worlds when it comes to the natural patterning of its briar (while also providing a bit of extra grip around the bowl’s base).

The condition good. A spot of inner rim charring, some slight scratches on the rim, and minor finish fading.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.83 / 21.08mm

Bowl Depth: 1.66″ / 42.16mm

Weight: 1.8oz / 52g