Don Florian Freehand Natural Finish Extra Large Briar Pipe

A unique pipe, made from the finest grained briar. Each Don Florian pipe is handcrafted and no two are ever the same.

Extremely Limited Stock - The Pipe Pictured Is The One You Will Receive

Don Florian pipes are handmade by Matteo Stefani:

"I was born near Venice in 1971. In 1992 I started smoking pipes, while I was preparing for my law exams - I was a student so my pipes were cheap pipes of unknown brands; for some years after, I did not smoke pipes anymore.

In 2002 I became a Lawyer, and in 2004 I started to collect high-grade pipes, such as Dunhill, S Bang, Bo Nordh, Tom Eltang, Karl Joura, Winslow, Barbi, Castello, Don Carlos, Mastro de Paja, Ser Jacopo, Viprati, L'Anatra, Cavicchi, Amorelli, Moretti, Fiamma di Re, Jacono, Beker, Rinaldo, Tom Spanu and many others.

In 2005 I tried to carve my first pipes for myself, and I have broken many before making my first good one. Since 2008, I have been carving pipes for myself and for my best friends. I use only extra extra grade briar plateaux, minimum 5 years seasoned, from Calabria and Corsica, taking only the external part of plateaux: the oldest and the hardest (on the freehand shapes and monumentals, I leave the top raw to show this). To carve my pipes I don't use any rotative tools, but only rasp and grinding paper (from 80 to 800 gr.) About the finishing: only carnauba wax, no colours, no other waxes, nothing else."

"In the garden of my Old Country House there is a little Church with some relics of Saint Florian (a Roman Soldier), and I carve the pipes near this church, in peace with me and with the world. "

Dimensions (approx)

Length 215mm (8.5 inches)
Weight 99g (3.5 ounces)
Bowl Height 55mm (2.2 inches)
Bowl Width 43mm (1.7 inches)
Chamber Depth 40mm (1.6 inches)
Chamber Width 19mm (0.7 inches)

Suppied in a simple pipe bag - Unboxed

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