SU Pipes Sandblasted “Fuji” Volcano w/ Boxwood Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

You may have wondered, as I often do, what would happen if professional meerschaum carver was to turn their attention to briar wood, and to make pipes out of that instead. While many early briar pipe manufacturers, such as Frederick Charatan, made just such a transition back in the late 19th century, both briar and meerschaum pipe manufacture have changed significantly in the century since, making for an interesting opportunity. Enter Sebahattin Urgan of SU Pipes, former apprentice to Eskişehir’s master of meerschaum Emre Bay and now an expert carver in his own right. Urgan’s talents have in recent years extended to handcrafting briar pipes, having been greatly inspired by the legends of Scandinavian and post-Scandinavian design.

Taking cues from Danish, American, and Japanese artisan pipes, this particular piece from Sebahattin Urgan’s SU Pipes is an impressive rendition of the modern volcano. Foregoing the simple, straight lines of traditional volcano shapes, this one instead follows the natural, arcing curvature of its namesake. Interestingly, the bowl has also been carved to feature two bases, allowing it to sit both vertically and at a leaning, forward angle. The pipe is dressed in a crisp, ring grain sandblast, features a boxwood ferrule, and is completed by a hand-cut black ebonite stem.

As with all of Urgan’s favorite works, this one comes with a custom-fitted clam-shell case.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.93″ / 49.02mm

Weight: 3.1oz / 88g