HS Studio Handmade Signature Smooth Bamboo Dublin 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’ll admit, I was a little annoyed when this HS Studio pipe landed on my desk. Not because it was a bad pipe—quite the opposite, actually. It is, without exaggeration, as nice as my Poul Winslow “B” grade bamboo shank Dublin, with the two key differences being that this HS Studio has a hand cut ebonite stem (my Winslow’s is acrylic), and my Winslow cost a whole lot more to buy. I’m guessing that’s why this particular pipe earned the HS Studio Signature grade. On a last note: Poul, if you read this, I’m sorry!

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original sleeve, having been brought to MBSD via a purchase of new old stock (NOS) from a tobacconist closure.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.66 / 16.76mm

Bowl Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm

Weight: 0.7oz / 20g