Ser Jacopo dalla Gemma
Fine Handcrafted Briar Pipes
Ser Jacopo pipes are made in a workshop in the same building Giancarlo founded Mastro da Paja some thirty years ago. They have made a few changes - a drying loft for the briar, extended the rear section and added a high capacity vacuum system. Other than the years when Mastro moved out into the countryside, Giancarlo has done all his great pipe making and designing within these walls.
Only the highest quality materials are used in the creation of these exquisite smoking pipes. Years before the briar is ready to be turned into a pipe, raw briar burls are boiled and slowly cured for several years, after which they are cut into the large blocks of "extra-extra plateaux" - the Holy Grail of the pipe world. It's from these large, grain filled blocks of briar that all Ser Jacopo pipes are made.
In our years of experience and research in the creation of fine smoking pipes, we recognized the need to develop a new form with unique characteristics, as well as the elegance of design and prestige desired by the most discriminating smoker. It is our intention to offer smokers a new object - a pipe with it's own personality, refined in form and detail. For this reason we follow, with exacting precision, the total process of creating each and every pipe. Beginning with the careful selection and curing of the finest briar; to the final phases of staining and polishing.
It is difficult to explain the extreme attention given to the production of so precious an object. The discriminating smoker will recognize and appreciate the pride of craftsmanship and artistic endeavor which we have realized in the birth of the Ser Jacopo dalla Gemma.
- Giancarlo Guidi & Paolo Battistelli -
There is a seemingly infinite variety in combinations of finishes, shapes and mounting techniques. Each pipe is a unique work of art that smokes as beautifully as it looks. From the full draw and clean flavor, to the even burning, short break-in period, and superior smoking qualities, these exquisite briar pipes provide the ultimate in smoking pleasure.
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