Nording Partially Rusticated Canadian (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 Nørding, for example, is a featherweight Canadian dressed in a stony partial rustication, sitting on the borderline between English and Italian styles. As Nørding’s works tend to be on the other hand, it’s a little more brash and rugged than is typical of his European neighbors, adding even more of a nice contrast between the pipe’s form and finish.

The condition is very good. Very minor wear to the rim.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.68″ / 42.67mm

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g