Eclesias Pipes “Dragon Scale” Sandblasted Bent Stack Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Eclesias Pipes are made by Pavel Eclesias Holub, a Czech artisan and a genuine cult sensation in contemporary handmade pipes. Like his friend and former teacher, Jiří “Biftek” Maczko, Holub is one of the most prominent and recognizable figures in the Czech artisan community today, one that has become increasingly central in the broader European scene. Part of this no doubt comes down to his distinctive approach to the aesthetics of pipes, incorporating shapes and finishes that are, at times, singularly “Czech” and, at others, entirely of his own making. One group of pipes Pavel Holub is especially renowned for is his sandblasted pieces—and none more so than his “Dragon Scale” sandblasts. Not unlike certain artisans in America, Holub will often put a single pipe through the sandblasting process countless times, in the pursuit of a jagged, ringed relief that straddles the line between a “pure” sandblast and a kind of pneumatic rustication. With this pipe, Holub appears to be leaning even closer to his American counterparts, applying the Dragon Scale finish to a towering, “brow-burning” stack, with a hand-cut black acrylic mouthpiece and an ivory-toned accent at its base.   Details: Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm Bowl Depth: 2.19″ / 55.62mm Weight: 1.1oz / 34g