Stanwell Pre-2010 Zebrano 06 Sandblasted Apple Sitter 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.

Unlike the Buffalo line, Stanwell’s Zebrano refers not to the animal zebra but to a species of hardwood commonly known as “zebrawood.” This wood has been favored by Danish artisans for decades, with Stanwell contributing their own pipes to this minor tradition by way of pipes with zebrawood shank extensions. In this instance, the wood has been sandwiched between two amber-toned acrylic accents and fitted to a very craggy, bird’s-eye sandblast rendition of the shape “06.” I’m not sure who designed this “06” shape (a previous “06” Dublin was designed by Sixten Ivarsson, but Stanwell has a long history of re-using shape codes for new designs), but it’s one that’s been part of Stanwell’s catalog since the 1970s, which means it’s had longer staying power than a good many shapes from that era. This one will have been made in the 2000s, before 2010, as it was made in Denmark, at the famous Borup factory.

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

Details:

Length: 5.9″ / 149.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.83 / 21.08mm

Bowl Depth: 1.57″ / 39.87mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g