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Chonowitsh« bamboo » billiard:

Dimension of this « bamboo » shanked hand crafted pipe:

overall lenght: 5.5in, 140mm

bowl diameter: 1.4in, 35mm

height: 1.4in, 35mm

chamber deep: 1.2in, 30mm

diameter: 0.7in, 19mm

filter: non

stem: vulcanite with metal tenon

stamped on the bamboo: Chonowitsch Denmark Jess

sleeve: original

box: non

The pipe:

This pipe is a typical high quality, flamed, billiard shape of Jess Chonowitsch production, with a rare 3 rings (knots) bamboo shank. T his pipe is perfect in all details, the master gave it a rare elegance.

The sleeve it's original.

I'm proud of the maintenance of the cake of my pipes, I have reamed always at the good thickness and I made always with a Davidoff 'Scottish mixture'.

I have carefully smoked and cleaned this pipe, It's ready to deliver immediate enjoyment right out of the box.

Shipping:

The european bidder will include an additional €15.00 for Priority Mail shipping, and insurance. US and others bidders will include an additional $29.00 for International Insured Express Mail shipping. Thank you for your interest. Please do not forget to check my other auctions! Good Luck and !!!

The swiss post is a bit expensive but is really careful with the goods.

History:

Jess is the son of the famous Danish pipemaker Emil Chonowitsch . He has been making pipes for 30 of his 50 years and still finds it very satisfying.

Jess specializes in exclusive freehand style, and he often uses bamboo. In addition to smooth pipes, he creates some beautiful sandblasted pipes.

Jess Chonowitsch grew up in Copenhagen where his father, Emil, was a tobacconist and pipe maker working for Poul Rasmussen

In 1966 Jess and his father started working in Poul Rasmussen’s workshop. Jess started from the button, repairing pipes. He put on new mouthpieces, cleaned pipes, polished pipes - made pipes new again. It was a good way to learn about the materials.

Poul Rasmussen taught him the fundamentals about making pipes. Jess basically learned by doing, since Rasmussen never showed him the actual techniques, but only the final result. This was a good way in the end, although it must have been frustrating at the time. It was up to Jess to develop the technique that would enable him to make things right. This way helped him to develop the solution - both in mind and by hands.

About a year and a half into the contract, Poul Rasmussen died and Jess started to work in the W.Ø. Larsen pipe factory. But he needed to learn more about making beautiful pipes, and soon found himself in the workshop of Sixten Ivarsson. It was under Sixten that Jess learned to use his creativity to discover new models of pipes.

Jess also learned from Sixten to make the mouthpieces just as creatively as the pipes.

Jess stayed with Sixten for two years - then, in 1970, he started his own workshop along side with his father.

Jess masters technical perfection as well as balance, design and finish.

All his pipes are stamped with the name Chonowitsch at the top of a circle, Denmark at the bottom and Jess in the center.

Jess is very particular about the briar he uses, and just as careful about the drying of it. He controls the humidity over an 18-24 months period, reducing it very slowly.

He gets his briar from Corsica and Greece.

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