Thursday, May 16, 2013

Cangklong Kayu Briat Tahan Lama dan Awet Bergenerasi

Cangklong Briar Wood

A smoking pipe that is specifically made to smoke tobacco typically consists of a chamber (the bowl) for the combustion of material and a thin stem (shank) ending in a mouthpiece (the bit). Pipes can range from the very simple machine-made briar pipe to highly-prized handmade and artful implements created by renowned pipemakers which are often very expensive collector's items. "Estate pipes" are previously owned pipes that are sold to new owners.

Briar [Tobacco pipe of briar wood]

The majority of pipes sold today, whether hand made or machine made, are fashioned from briar (French: bruyère). Briar is a particularly good wood for pipe making for a number of reasons. The first and most important is its natural resistance to fire. The second is its inherent ability to absorb moisture. The burl absorbs water in nature to supply the tree in the dry times and likewise will absorb the moisture that is a byproduct of combustion. Briar is cut from the root burl of the tree heath (Erica arborea), which is native to the rocky and sandy soils of the Mediterranean region. Briar burls are cut into two types of blocks; ebauchon and plateaux. Ebauchon is taken from the heart of the burl while plateaux is taken from the outer part of the burl. While both types of blocks can produce pipes of the highest quality, most artisan pipe makers prefer to use plateaux because of its superior graining.


From the 1960s onwards and with Denmark as the world pipemaking "centre", the making of briar pipes has developed into a fine art, with some outstanding individual makers revered in the pipe-smoking and pipe-collecting world. Some of the finest are the Swede Sixten Ivarsson (probably the most legendary pipemaker ever), the Danes Bo Nordh, Lars Ivarsson, Nanna Ivarsson, Jess Chonowitsch, Poul Ilsted, Teddy Knudsen, Peder Jeppesen (formerly Neerup) and the Italians Carlo Scotti, Achille Savinelli and Claudio Cavicchi.
















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