Nording Spiral Smooth Natural (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.

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: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 2.03″ / 51.56mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 74g