Preston Rogers Partially Rusticated Bent Billiard Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Preston Rogers is an American artisan based in Lexington, Kentucky. As keen pipe smoker (with an insatiable appetite for Latakia blends) Rogers was fascinated with modern, handmade pipes but, like so many of us in the community, found that his budget would not allow him to purchase as many of these pipes as he would have liked. Rogers’ solution – as is also a common occurrence in pipe-making – was to explore crafting his own pipes. Along the way Rogers has been heavily influenced by fellow American artisan Jeff “J. Alan” Gracik, but has also been inspired by the pipes of the great Danish makes and makers, such as Stanwell, Nording, Bari, and Anne Julie.

While a relatively conventional, compact bent billiard in shape, this pipe from Kentucky’s Preston Rogers features a rather unconventional mixed finish approach through the use of partial rustication on its left side. It gives the pipe a distinct quality reminiscent of the mythological Janus or Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde, while also being a joy to wrap one’s fingers around. The design is completed by a hand cut ebonite stem and a ring of spalted tamarind wood.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.64″ / 41.65mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g