Nording Spiral Smooth Natural 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.

There are many ways to achieve a contrast affect in design—and, by extension, in pipe design—so that parts of an object are emphasized or accentuated by way of juxtaposition. A silver collar, for example, contrasts nicely with a comparatively more muted, or darker, bowl and black ebonite stem, hence the enduring popularity of the “dress” pipe. Or, one can use a contrast stain, layering different hues onto the bowl itself, with these hues working in tandem with the grain of the briar to create a back-and-forth that brings the pipe truly alive. A more neglected approach, one taken by Erik Nording here, is to partition the bowl, so that there are some sections in one hue, and some sections in another. It’s a relatively simple two-tone approach but, as seen here, the result is both distinctive and quite beautiful, when done right.

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

Details:

Length: 6.3″ / 160.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.78″ / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 2.06″ / 52.32mm

Weight: 2.4oz / 70g