Nording Black Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has also been a teacher of other Danish masters, such as Poul Ilsted, Svend Axel Celius, Jens Tao Nielsen, Peder Jeppesen, and Søren Erik Andersen.

I’ve spoken before about how innovative Erik Nording has been in pipe design, both in his freehands and in the rest of his output. For freehands especially, Nording’s sheer range of shapes and finishes is rivaled only by Preben Holm, another freehand carver famed for his talent and versatility. This particular pipe is perhaps the first example I’ve seen of what could be called a “freehand dress” pice combining the rugged forms of the Danish fancy with black and white motif of the classic English dress pipe.

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

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.55mm

Bowl Depth: 1.78″ / 45.21mm

Weight: 2.4oz / 70g