Zack Hamrick Sandblasted Morta Author Estate Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Originally trained as a woodworker, Nashville’s Zack Hamric took up pipe making as a hobbyist in the late 20th century. Like many an American artisan during that time, his output was largely Danish-influenced freehands. After a long hiatus, Hamric resumed his pipe making in the 2010s, ready to approach the craft as a professional. Hamric’s return was very well received, with his pipes becoming highly renowned within the booming American artisan scene.

Morta, or bog oak, is far less commonly sandblasted than briar, in part because it is such a dense, hard material. Thousands of years of fossilization will tend to do that. But when it is blasted, it creates the most mesmerizing grain patterns, as seen on this Hamric. While the shape is a relatively traditional author, Hamric’s rendition completely reimagines the design, resulting in something at once old and very novel.

This pipe is completely unsmoked.

 

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.83 / 21.08mm

Bowl Depth: 1.23″ / 31.24mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g