Nording Partially Rusticated Freehand (4) (Unsmoked 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.

Freehand pipes are generally known for their combination of a rugged, naturalistic aesthetic with the beauty inherent to the medium they’re carved from, but few have perfected this juxtaposition to quite the same degree as Erik Nørding. I think this particular pipe belonged to Nørding’s Grain series, which added a deep, jagged, partial rustication and two-tone color scheme to accentuate those two seemingly opposing qualities of a freehand pipe. I don’t think it would be controversial to say that the series was a resounding success.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating.

Details:

Length: 5.9″ / 149.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.48″ / 37.59mm

Weight: 2.4oz / 70g