American Estates: Jody Davis Sandblasted Lovat (Friar) (A) (12) (2020) Tobacco Pipe

After developing an interest in pipes, Jody Davis began to collect them, learning everything about pipes that he could. His fascination lead him to a pre-drilled block of briar, and his pipe making journey began. As his skills grew, Davis received advice from pipe making legend Jess Chonowitsch. Davis' imaginative style is influenced by Danish aesthetics and contemporary American pipe making and favors compact, muscular shapes with curvaceous profiles, which is evident in both his evocative Freehands and traditional shapes.

This Lovat by Jody Davis is a classic rendition of the iconic shape. The towering, tapered bowl transitions to an elongated, cylindrical shank that is topped off by an abbreviated saddle stem, forming the lean, timeless profile of the Lovat shape. Moreover, the stummel is dressed in one of Davis' exceptional sandblasts, highlighting undulating growth rings that encircle the bowl and shimmy down the flanks of the shank. Furthermore, the sandblast is stained an auburn hue, which is elegantly complemented by an exotic hardwood accent on the stem base.