Dave Neeb Smooth Horn Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Dave Neeb spent the first part of his life as an attorney. Upon retiring, however, he turned his hand to an altogether different vocation: pipes. First, Neeb was a pipe seller; he then learned the art of pipe restoration; finally, under the tutelage of Lee Von Erck and Rad Davis, he took up making artisan pipes himself. This continued for many years, with Neeb’s restoration of high-grade pipes being practiced side by side with the crafting of his own – pipes that deservedly amassed a cult following. Eventually, Neeb retired from pipe restoration and sales, but his pipe-making endeavors are, to the relief of many a smoker, not over yet.

As I mentioned in another Dave Neeb listing tonight, with Neeb’s last batch of pipes, he’d produced some very beautiful, handmade renditions of traditional shapes. With this latest batch, however, the designs are far more modern. This one, for instance, is a lovely, straight grain horn in the Scandinavian mold inaugurated by figures such as Sixten Ivarsson and Bo Nordh, and which continues today through the works of fellow American freehand masters such as Tim West and Neeb’s former mentor, Lee Von Erck.

 

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.31″ / 33.27mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g