Nording Harmony 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.

Nording’s Harmony pipes are a little different to the average freehand. They’re hand carved from plateaux briar blocks, just like Nording’s other freehands, but they’re also finished with intricate paintings of various themes. The theme behind this one is, of course, the deer, and I can’t help but wonder if it is an extension of Nording’s lifelong love of hunting and, with it, his expression of that love through his Hunting series pipes.

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

 

Details:

Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.78″ / 45.21mm

Weight: 2.2oz / 64g