BriarWorks Classic C22 Sandblasted Briar Pipe, New

Description

BriarWorks represents the dream of many a pipe maker, being a workshop owned and stewarded by artisans whose mission is to produce affordable pipes of their own design. Founded in 2013 in Tennessee by American pipe making legends Todd Johnson and Pete Prevost, BriarWorks has gone from strength to strength in the years since, not least because of its ability to combine cutting-edge factory production techniques with high-grade artisan standards. Not unlike Pibe-Dan or Stanwell in Denmark, many a high-flying carver has been a part of the BriarWorks team, including contemporary greats such as Sam Adebayo, Micah Redmond, and Bill Shalosky.

What happens when you put artisans in charge of something more akin to a pipe factory? You get something like this. The C22 is one of BriarWorks’ Classic line which, as the name suggests, is comprised of their versions of classic, Anglo-French shapes. This is the C22, a short, stout billiard, much like those of the early 20th century. As far as finish goes, this one wears a reddish-brown contrast stain, and has some of the finest sandblasting on any pipe, let alone one as affordable as this one.

 

Details:

Length: 4.8″ / 121.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.63″ / 41.40mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g