Pipe Tristan Rusticated Billiard Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Pipe Tristan is the name used by French artisan Tristan Lefebvre. Lefebvre is part of a new wave of up-and-coming hand made pipe carvers from the birthplace of briar, following in the footsteps of figures such as Alain Albuisson, Paul Lanier, and Pierre Morel Sr and Jr. Lefebvre credits a wide range of influences upon his pipe-making, such as modern greats from Italy and Denmark, such as Carlo Scotti’s Castello and Tom Eltang, as well as more unique sources of inspiration, such as the centuries-old hunting pipes native to Germany’s southern Bavarian region. As such, Tristan is equally at home crafting his own spin on the ’55,’ the hawbill, or the Danish Dublin as he is reviving the Ulmer Kloben – when he isn’t inventing his own shapes, that is.

With Tristan’s latest batch of pipes, I’ve noticed an inclination toward classic pipe shapes. This one certainly has an old-world quality to it, though with a twist of Tristan’s own making. It is more or less a simple saddle billiard, with smaller, pocket friendly proportions, a slightly forward-canted bowl, and an imitation amber stem. In other words, it is very much reminiscent of early, turn of the century briar pipe design. Tristan’s modern addition to the design, however, is his signature Granite rustication, which is more in keeping with the pebble-dash finishes of the great post-war Italian workshops.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.74″ / 44.19mm

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g