**DISCONTINUED** Stanwell Bamboo Half Bent Polished Briar Smoking Pipe

Unfortunately this was a limited edition pipe and is no longer available. We have left the description here for historical interest and reference.

• Overall Length: 145mm
• Overall Height: 40mm
• Bowl Height: 40mm
• Bowl Diameter: 44mm
• Bore: 19mm
• Weight: 41g
• Branded Cloth Pipe Bag
• Gift Boxed

THE GREAT DANE!

Stanwell is the rock of the pipe world. As many brands go in and out of fashion through the decades so does their quality and reputation. Ever since WWII Stanwell has consistently delivered quality briars that smoke cool and outlast pipes of twice the price. They where the Pioneers of the high end factory made pipes. Before Stanwell if you wanted a high quality Briar you bought a hand made with the associated price tag as it was near on impossible to produce a high end pipe on a production line. Stanwell revolutionised the approach to pipe manufacturing with a state of the art manufacturing process that took high end briar blocks but through efficiency reduced labour times and therefore the price tag. The process still required over 120 stages to produce a finished piece but a modern approach and an emphasis on attention to detail by experienced craftsmen took the factory produced pipe to a whole new level. To this day Stanwell still have the most modern pipe factory in the world and still source only high end briar blocks.

Stanwell Bamboo Half Bent Polished The Stanwell Bamboo Half Bent Polished is one of Stanwells premium Briar pipes. Only the finest briar blocks are reserved for the Bamboo, which are hand crafted by Stanwells master pipe makers. Each bowl is individually inspected before being passed as being of high enough grade to become a Bamboo Pipe. The bamboo Polished is an erm...... ok without intensive research we aren't exactly sure what shape this bowl is so we are calling it the severed apple. A severed Apple is, as the name would suggest an apple bowl but the top has been lobbed off so you get a shallow bowl with thick briar walls. The exaggerated wall depth helps prevent the pipe from overheating and the reduced height helps to keep weight and bulk of the pipe to a minimal. A cooler pipe means a cooler, smoother, sweeter smoke. Overall I don't think we need to tell you how stunning this pipe is with it's rich brown stain highlighting it's beautiful grain, which contrasts beautifully with the golden browns in the bamboo. A stunning piece, which we would forgive you for saving for special occasions. This definitely isn't a work pipe!