SU Pipes Smooth Rhodesian Sitter w/ 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.

Though he is heavily influenced by Scandinavian-style pipe making, one group of shapes that Sebahattin Urgan is particularly fond of are bulldogs and Rhodesian. As he is so heavily influenced by Scandinavian-style pipe making, however, his renditions tend to be rather unconventional, especially compared to their classical counterparts. In the case of this one, it takes the basic Rhodesian form and weds it with a motif found in both the Danish and English freehand tradition, that of a pronounced, over-extended shank, lending the design an almost “footed” appearance. It could be compared to the “surfing” shapes of the Danes, for example, or the maritime “Keel” shapes of Charatan, for example, though in this instance it is quite different to either, while also serving as a sturdy base that allows the pipe sit quite comfortably on its own accord.

As this is an SU Pipe, this pipe comes also with one of Urgan’s signature, custom-fitted hard cases, making for easy travel and care.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.71 / 18.03mm

Bowl Depth: 1.70″ / 43.18mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 74g