SU Pipes Smooth Brandy w/ Buddha Bamboo Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

You may have wondered, as I often do, what would happen if professional meerschaum carver was to turn their attention to briar wood, and to make pipes out of that instead. While many early briar pipe manufacturers, such as Frederick Charatan, made just such a transition back in the late 19th century, both briar and meerschaum pipe manufacture have changed significantly in the century since, making for an interesting opportunity. Enter Sebahattin Urgan of SU Pipes, former apprentice to Eskişehir’s master of meerschaum Emre Bay and now an expert carver in his own right. Urgan’s talents have in recent years extended to handcrafting briar pipes, having been greatly inspired by the legends of Scandinavian and post-Scandinavian design. This one blends together elements of the tomato, brandy, and even the Anglo-French cauldron shapes (such as GBD’s), with the results being bulbous, organic, and indeed very beautiful. As can be seen here, and as is the case with much of his portfolio, Urgan’s designs tend to have a little more color and ornamentation than the Danes and their immediate heirs. This one features a stout shank extension of Buddha belly bamboo, along with a coral SEM ebonite split stem inlaid with a ring of orange and black cumberland.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.55mm

Bowl Depth: 1.38″ / 35.05mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g