Sandblasted Dublin Tobacco Pipe

Ryan McCawley fell down the pipe rabbit hole after deciding to restore a pipe he had bought as a teenager, leading to making pipes as a hobby in 2020 and becoming a full-time pipe maker a few years later. His style includes Danish and English influences and he believes his greatest skill as a pipe maker is his mostly self-taught journey, which involved significant trial and error. He credits Sean Reum, Premal Chheda, Paul Lucas, and Jonathan Lavezzo for their advice on acquiring the right tools and enjoys the work of Tom Eltang, Alex Florov, the Ivarssons, Jeff Gracik, and Former, among many others.

This Dublin is a remarkable work of engineering as well as pipe-making, weighing in well less than a single ounce despite its generous length. The deep sandblast Ryan finished this piece with does not overwhelm the flame grain of the bowl at all, allowing it to shine through a lovely reddish stain. The lengthy shank wears the same stain and similar grain, with birdseye at the top and bottom and flame grain on the flanks as it reaches all the way back to an arrow-straight cumberland saddle stem. Ryan shaped the bowl with a somewhat understated forward cant, as the aft of the bowl is nearly upright while the fore is generously sloped. It's a piece that required a great sense of precision and color, and is sure to please Dublin fans of all stripes.