Bruno Nuttens Hand Made Grade A Sandblasted Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Starting out as a pipe restorer, Belgian artisan Bruno Nuttens moved onto producing his own pipes under the careful guidance of France’s most esteemed master pipe makers, Pierre Morel Jr. Nuttens’ first pipes creating relatively traditional pipes—often using carefully selected, decades-seasoned stummels from France’s historic Saint-Claude factories—but he would soon begin developing entirely handmade pipes in styles that seamlessly blended the old with the new. In the case of the latter, Nuttens was no doubt aided by time spent in the workshop of Danish legend Tom Eltang, where he further developed the skills and techniques behind his craft. Nuttens made such an impact in Denmark, in fact, that he’s been commissioned three times to develop the Stokkebye Pipe of the Year, a number rivaled only by Eltang himself. Today, Nuttens continues to craft high-grade pipes in a variety of styles, including his signature “Bing” and “Twiggy” shapes.

This is only the third estate Nuttens pipe we’ve had come through in the last five or so years, so I hope you’ll forgive me if I repeat (again) what I said about the first one, years ago: I liked Bruno Nuttens before he was cool. Not that he wasn’t ever not-cool, but he’s come such a long way from his humble beginnings, crafting classic, Anglo-French shapes from repurposed stummels found in forgotten Saint-Claude warehouses. I say all of this because, despite his meteoric rise and distinctly Danish tuition, he still returns, every now and then, to traditional designs. Sometimes, these are produced using seasoned, pre-turned Saint-Claude stummels, which make up the Heritage line, and sometimes they are made from scratch from high-grade briar blocks. This pipe is one of Nuttens’ Hand Mades line, a grade A Canadian that is so extraordinarily long that it it is of a similar stature to his Bing designs. And, just like his Bings, this Canadian is also extraordinarily lightweight, coming in at a mere 28 grams despite its near-7 inch length.

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

 

Details:

Length: 6.8″ / 172.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.69 / 17.52mm

Bowl Depth: 1.58″ / 40.13mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g