Stanwell Authentic Natural Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were created for the company by iconic pipe-makers in the Scandinavian scene, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Anne Julie, Jess Chonowitsch, and Tom Eltang.

The Stanwell Authentic was a fairly recent and rather novel release from the famous Danish make. The first of its kind, the Authentic was a series of classic Stanwell shapes, distinguished by the fact that they were completely natural in finish. In other words, they were not dyed or stained, with their bowls being left more or less completely naked. They were a little like the Savinelli Punto Oro Corallo in that regard, and presumably they would, over time, develop a patina as the bowl absorbed various particles as they were continuously smoked and handled (again, like the Punto Oro Corallo). I imagine one could also use them to test out your own finishing techniques if you so desired, which is something I’ve always to try my hand at. In any case, the “Authentic” name was very much appropriate, as there are few things more authentic in the world of pipes than briar simply being briar.

This pipe is completely unsmoked. There’s couple of small, natural imperfections in the briar on the outside of the bowl, though nothing to be concerned about—just briar being briar.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.72″ / 43.68mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g