Nording Handmade 3 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.

Here’s an interesting pipe: a freehand carved by one of the founders of the Danish freehand movement, Erik Nording. These days, Erik tends to only carve his Hand Made line himself, with the Nording freehands being carved by apprentices in his workshop. Back in the day, however, when this pipe was made, Erik had more time to carve his own freehands. The result is, as should be expected, a real gem. If I remember right, Erik’s old grading system (one still used on contemporary Nording pipes) was 1-3, ascending in relation to the pipe’s grade. This is a grade 3, which would have been the highest in the series it belonged to.

This Nording is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 2.06″ / 52.32mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g