Kaywoodie Natural Burl Rusticated Opera Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates

Description

Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers.

Kaywoodie’s Natural Burl was a series introduced some time in the 1950s and 1960s, toward the end of the golden era of Kaywoodie pipes (though I will say that the recent revival by Greywoodie is nothing to scoff at). The “Natural Burl” in this instance referred to the pipe’s finish, a hand-hewn rustication evoking the outer plateaux of briar root. It’s a great look and, for this pipe, the combination of that finish with a very classic, lightweight opera shape makes for a very distinctive pipe. As this one is a mid-century make, it has Kaywoodie’s famed four-hole stinger.

The condition is good. Very minor rim wear and some darkening of the outer side of the bowl.

 

Details:

Length: 6.3″ / 160.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.93 / 23.62mm

Bowl Depth: 0.99″ / 25.14mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g