HS Studio Smooth Asymmetrical Dublin Sitter Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

While China has long been associated with cheaper factory pipes, a new generation of artisans and workshops have emerged over the past decade, producing some genuinely excellent pipes. HS Studio is an example of the latter, being a Hong Kong workshop dedicated to crafting handmade briars, typically in shapes and styles reminiscent of the post-war artisan scene.

I’ve noted before that many of the new old stock HS Studio pipes that we recently acquired from a closed down tobacconist had a distinct Scandinavian, or Danish, quality to them. This one, on the other hand, is a little more “Japanese,” incorporating both uniform straight grain and distinctive elements of asymmetry into the overall design, such as through its teardrop shank. It’s a fantastic pipe, and also looks to be a reverse calabash, too.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.47″ / 37.33mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g