J Mouton Sandblasted Acorn Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Born and raised in the small town of Gueydan, Louisana, Jay Mouton is an American artisan who works under the moniker of J. Mouton. Having crafted duck calls since he was a teenager, Mouton’s first forays into pipe-making began with carving tampers. Mouton’s unexpected successes with these handmade tampers allowed him to purchase the equipment necessary to create the pipes themselves. Studying the works of renowned American artisans such as J. Alan, Grant Batson, and Jared Coles, Mouton gradually developed his own pipe-making craft, which was furthered by his exchanges with Greek artisan Chris Asteriou.

Like the brandy, the acorn is a shape that was transformed in the post-war years by the iconic pipe-maker Sixten Ivarsson. Drawing on the profile of the lapwing, otherwise known as the Peewit, Ivarsson redefined acorn shapes by way of bowls with a more voluminous stature and shanks and stems with longer, more slender shanks and stems – a synthesis of flora and fauna, if you will. This acorn from J. Mouton follows in that modern tradition, though not without making some revisions of its own. Chief among them is the addition of a shank extension cut from oak trees in Mouton’s native Louisiana, whose mortise is further stabilized by an integral sterling silver ring.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.63″ / 41.40mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g