Savinelli Autograph Sandblast
The artisan’s take on a classic bent pipe, transformed to show off the beautiful Ring Grain, and incidentally curved inwards to nestle into your hand.
The grain is worth showing off – ring around the bowl and shank with complementary BirdsEye on the rim and under the bowl.
His final touch is the mouthpiece. Dark with gold highlights echoing the highlights on the rich, deep brown, sandblasted finish.
This pipe was personally selected from the Savinelli factory, Barasso Italy
Savinelli Autograph Group 6
The Plateau cut from the briar burl is the secret behind this pipe.
It is the outer part of the briar block where you find the most beautiful texture and grains.
Naturally the blocks are expensive, and they are not all perfect.
The master carver follows the grain as much as possible making creative choices when he has to deal with natural defects within the wood.
And what a stunning result.
A pleasure to look at, a pleasure to hold and a pleasure to smoke
This pipe was personally selected from the Savinelli factory, Barasso Italy
Savinelli Ecume Meerschaum-lined pipes date back to the 1990s. This pipe has never been smoked. The pipe shows really good briar, no obvious fillings. The grain is mixed Flame and Birdseye with plenty of hard wood. I don’t know why … Continued