Papa Bear’s Pipes by Tim Beaumont Sandblasted Apple Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Papa Bear’s Pipes are made by North American artisan Tim Beaumont. Beaumont has been making pipes since 2018, cultivating a unique style that isn’t afraid to mix and match design elements and to create something completely out of the ordinary.

In a continuation of his ongoing Danish streak, this particular pipe from Tim Beaumont turns its attention to the apple shapes that have become a great fixture in post-war pipe making. Employing a similar approach to shaping as figures such as Hans “Former” Nielsen and Tom Eltang, Beaumont’s rendition is slightly squat, more than slightly bulbous, while also being compact and a comfortable clencher. Beaumont departs somewhat from the Danish tradition in finishing, keeping the excellent, ring grain sandblast but adding a subtle burgundy contrast stain, whose tiger-stripe patterns create a mesh effect with the briar. Another addition more in Beaumont’s wheelhouse is through his use of a black and tan accent combination at the pipe’s shank end, along with its camouflage cumberland stem.

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.36″ / 34.54mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g