MBSD Meerschaum Deluxe Sitter Block Meerschaum Pipe, Briar-Mortise

Description

At MBSD we sell a lot of high-grade, high-quality pipes from various iconic makes, but the pipes we’re most proud of are our meerschaums. Right from the beginning, we wanted to offer the best smoking meers on the market, and to do this, we had them made with two distinct features. First, we made sure that they were made with block meerschaum that was carefully selected to be the most lightweight, pure, and porous available, meaning it would also color more quickly and evenly as it is smoked. Second, for our Deluxe meerschaums, we had the pipes made with a patented Briar-Mortise system that is closer to the stem connection on a briar pipe than a standard meerschaum. This is because, on our Deluxe models, the mortise is made from briar itself, while the tenons used are made from Delrin. This allows for more precision construction of the pipe’s draft hole, as well as a general extra durability and longevity.

As long time MBSD visitors will know, I’m a big fan of bringing shapes more traditionally associated with briar pipes to meerschaum pipes. This particular Deluxe has its roots in Danish pipe-making, more specifically in the sitter shapes of early Pibe Dan carvers, such as Sven Knudsen, Geert Holbek, and Ib Loran, as well from as the American handmades scene, including Mark Tinsky and Ed Burak. It is a shape that has gone by many names and variations, such as the “Loran,” the “flat cut,” “saxophone” – I’ll leave it up to the buyer to decide what they want to christen it.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 2.02″ / 51.30mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g