Nording Extra Grade 2 Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

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.

Nording’s Extra series is a relatively recent one, comprised of freehands that are, put simply, a little bit “extra,” and this is in a number of senses. For one thing, the grain on them is a cut above almost all other Nording freehand pipes; equally significant, though, is that Extra series pipes feature distinctive stem work and adornments, from bamboo, to exotic hardwoods, to the polymerized seeds of tropical plants. This grade 2 example would look to be an example of the latter, adding a further, naturalistic element to an already highly naturalistic design genre.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. Some minor scratches on the bowl.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.85 / 21.59mm

Bowl Depth: 1.73″ / 43.94mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 74g