Pipe Tristan Smooth Drunken Poker Sitter 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.

Tristan Lefebvre makes beautiful pipes, there’s no doubt, but if there’s one thing that absolutely convinced me that stocking his pipes was the right thing to do, it would be the engineering. The stems are perfectly cut, the drilling is sound, and the overall construction – as can be seen on this highly unorthodox design – is staggering in its exactness. The shape of this one reminded me a little of Joe Nelson’s Old Nellie pipes, being a strange but enjoyably unique rendition of the traditional poker. The most impressive thing about it, aside from the excellent flame grain of course, is that it is a sitter!

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.38″ / 35.05mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g