Handcrafted Pipes
How it started Vs How its going.
Each pipe I make is handcrafted using only top-quality materials. Unless otherwise specified, all of my pipes are made from premium briarwood. I work with briar cut by Mimo in Italy, as well as a fine stock of Greek briar that has been aging since 1996.
The stems are formed from high-grade German SEM ebonite, though I also use Italian vulcanite pre-formed stems on occasion. I carefully thin each bit to between 4mm and 4.5mm, with a wide, smooth button opening that easily accommodates a fluffy pipe cleaner.
Some shanks are accented with Italian acrylic or naturally shed deer antler, adding a unique character to each piece.
The tobacco chamber is precision-cut with a 19-22mm straight-wall to parabolic taper nose and drilled with a perfectly centered 5/32" draft hole for an ideal draw.
Select pipes are oil-cured, a process I learned directly from Lee von Erck. The result is a pipe with no break-in period that smokes like a well-seasoned pipe from the very first light. I can also guarantee my pipes smoke great because of the method I use to test the draw. I use all natural finishing products on the pipe. Shellac followed by carnuba wax on the outside surface. A mixture of honey and charcoal in the tobacco chamber.