Walt Cannoy Cardinal House Hollingsworth Smooth Poker w/ Bamboo Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Walt Cannoy first emerged as a major figure in the the North American pipe making renaissance around the turn of the millennium. Originally an R&D mechanic, Cannoy carved and sold his first pipe in 1999, having been inspired by artisan pipe makers as diverse as Preben Holm, Robert “Micoli” Burns, and Joe Mariner. Cannoy would soon rise in the ranks of the North American artisan scene, becoming one of its premier high-grade carvers.

Named after various landmarks in Cannoy’s native Florida, “Cardinal House” began as a side-project of sorts, whereby Cannoy could offer relatively inexpensive pipes alongside his high-grade, high-demand Signature works. While the first Cardinal House pipes were akin to “seconds,” Cannoy soon became dissatisfied with this approach, leading him to rethink what it would mean to make high-quality, artisan pipes that were comparable in price to reputable factory makes. Instead of reducing costs by using cheaper materials, or utilizing pre-fabricated components (such as stummels and stems), Cannoy focused instead on streamlining his manufacturing process, leading to Cardinal House as it is known today. Handmade from the same briar blocks, ebonite rods, and various ornaments as the Walt Cannoy Signature series, Cardinal House’s enduring affordability represents simply the culmination of decades spent isolating and refining all of the essential techniques involved in one’s craft.

Walt Cannoy is well known for his pencil-shank creations, which he achieves by stabilizing the aforementioned shank through a narrow, stainless steel inner tube. Often these pipes take the form of long, almost impossibly lightweight renditions of shapes like the Dublin or the brandy, but in this case he’s opted for something slightly different: the poker. In a similar vein to the neo-functionalist designs of figures like Tom Eltang, Cannoy has put his own spin on that most ergonomic of shapes. Slightly stubby but ample in chamber capacity, this Cardinal House Hollingsworth leverages its narrow, bamboo-extended shank so as to create a perfectly balanced, bird’s-eye decked smoker that one can easily take out and about, or simply enjoy in the comfort of one’s own home.

Details:

Length: 4.7″ / 119.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.72″ / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.80″ / 45.72mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g