Sebastian Heck Sandblasted Acorn w/ Mammoth Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Sebastian Heck is part of younger generation of highly skilled artisans to have emerged from Germany in recent years. Based in Heidelberg, Heck took up pipe smoking—and, ultimately, pipe-making—as part of a conscious effort toward slowing down in an otherwise constantly accelerating modern world. Like many pipe-makers, Heck took his first steps into the craft as a restorer of estate and heirloom pieces, which in time brought with it an expansion of his workshop and the tools housed within it. With this as a base, creating new pipes of his own was a natural progression. Heck’s development has been greatly influenced by the Danish and German schools of pipe design, and has included time spent learning directly from fellow German artisans, such as Dirk Heinemann.

After a very well received debut at MBSD, Sebastian Heck is back, and I couldn’t be more happy. For this pipe, Heck has channeled his inner Lars Ivarsson, putting his own twist on the Danish master’s signature long-shanked acorn shape. On the other hand, Heck’s choice of a light sandblast and a near-black stain, along with a fossilized mammoth accent and smoky ebonite stem, has the effect of creating something of a “Dress pipe” aesthetic, not unlike the one immortalized by Dunhill. Of course, neither Dunhill nor any of the other classic English makes ever offered anything quite like this before.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.35″ / 34.29mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g