Nording Partially Rusticated 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.

Freehand pipes are generally known for their rugged, naturalistic aesthetic, and this one—along with a couple others that just came through—is no different. It is among the most rugged freehands I’ve yet seen, though this isn’t surprising given that it comes from Denmark’s greatest living master of the genre, Erik Nording. Mixed finish pipes like this one were very popular in the 1970s and 80s, thanks to figures like Nording and Preben Holm, so it’s nice to see that they’re still going strong.

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

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 2.01″ / 51.05mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g