SU Pipes Sandblasted Speared Fish w/ Boxwood & Case 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.

For this pipe, for example, Urgan has produced a striking (if you’ll excuse the pun) example of the “speared fish,” or “pierced fish” shapes popularized by legends like Kei-Ichi Gotoh and Tom Eltang. Urgan’s background in meerschaum carving shines through clear as day with his own rendition, taking on a paneled figure “speared” by naturally strong boxwood. As this is one of Urgan’s more special pipes, it also comes with a fitted case for easy travel and care.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.67″ / 42.41mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g