Walt Cannoy Cardinal House Hollingsworth E24 Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Walt Cannoy first emerged as a major figure in the the North American pipe-making renaissance around the turn of the millennium. Originally an R&D mechanic, Cannoy carved and sold his first pipe in 1999, having been inspired by artisan pipe-makers as diverse as Preben Holm, Robert ‘Micoli’ Burns, and Joe Mariner. Cannoy would soon rise among the ranks of the North American artisan scene, becoming one of its premier high-grade carvers.

“Cardinal House” began as a side-project of Florida’s Walt Cannoy, before evolving into more of a division of separate lines within his output. The Cardinal House “Munn” and “Morton” lines, for example, wear rusticated finishes; “Hollingsworth” and “Langford,” on the other hand, are smooth pieces. This particular pipe is a Hollingsworth, named for Florida’s Lake Hollingsworth, and is a very striking, pencil shank Dublin. Looking at it, I can’t help but be reminded of the early pipes of Sixten Ivarsson, especially his renditions of the Nefertiti shape that also featured bamboo. Like the great Danish pipes of old, it is a long, slender piece, with a tall, stack bowl. This is combined with a golden brown contrast stain that accentuate’s the bowl’s dense flame grain patterns, and a plateaux rim introducing just the right amount of naturalism and asymmetry to the design.

Details:

Length: 7″ / 177.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.72 / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.93″ / 49.02mm

Weight: 1.5oz / 44g