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Refbjerg Pipes
Carefully selected Corsican Briar, hand-carved in Denmark
Søren Refbjerg Rasmussen is a pipemaker who refuses to compromise on quality. He doesn't make many pipes these days, but those he does make are very, very good. Søren has been a pipemaker for thirty years - and it shows! I cannot recommend his pipes too highly. Most Refbjerg pipes tend to be small or medium sized - because that's the size of pipe that Søren prefers to smoke himself.
Refbjerg Pipes
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1238 Squat Bulldog Weight: 40g / 1.4 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.0" x 0.8" dia. (25mm x 20mm dia.) This is the Refbjerg "signature" shape - the incredibly elegant small squat Bulldog that is unmistakably Soren's own design. This example has been graded "Straightgrain" and is presented with a taper mouthpiece - please note how the shape of the mouthpiece flows effortlessly into the shank. This is typical of Soren's work - he always takes great care to ensure that the mouthpiece compliments the bowl, to perfection. £ |
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1246 Squat Bulldog Weight: 41g / 1.4 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.05" x 0.75" dia. (26mm x 19mm dia.) This is the Refbjerg "signature" shape - the incredibly elegant small squat Bulldog that is unmistakably Soren's own design. This example has been graded "Handicraft" and is presented with a saddle mouthpiece. Note how the bowl on these pipes is tilted, oh so gently, just a few degrees forward of vertical. That is typical of Soren's attention to detail and design. £90.00 * |
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1247 Canadian Weight: 37g / 1.25 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.55" x 0.8" dia. (39mm x 20mm dia.) A beautiful "Handicraft" grade Canadian, showing some very good flame-grain patterns. £90.00 Reserved * |
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1248 Small straightgrain Apple Weight: 38g / 1.25ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.05" x 0.75" dia. (26mm x 19mm dia.) A small straightgrain Apple with good thick walls - ideal for strong flakes or twist tobaccos - or for those times when you only have time for a short smoke. This pipe features a mass of beautiful birdseye grain at the base of the bowl. £ |
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1250 Straightgrain Billiard Weight: 40g / 1.4ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.55" x 0.75" dia. (39mm x 19mm dia.) The Classic Billiard receives some of Soren's famous Danish flair with a tapered bowl, matched with taper stem. This pipe has been graded "Straightgrain" by Soren. £110.00 * |
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1251 Semi-bent Freehand Weight: 60g / 2.125ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.4" x 0.8" dia. (36mm x 20mm dia.) A "Straightgrain" grade freehand that is so typical of Soren's work - thick bowl walls, rounded rim, a flattened shank with vertical sides, finished with a semi-saddle mouthpiece. Note how effortlessly the curve of the mouthpiece blends with the shape of the bowl and shank. £ |
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1252 Squat Bulldog Weight: 47g / 1.6 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.1" x 0.8" dia. (28mm x 20mm dia.) This is the Refbjerg "signature" shape - the incredibly elegant small squat Bulldog that is unmistakably Soren's own design. This example has been graded "Straightgrain" and is presented with a saddle mouthpiece. Note how the bowl on these pipes is tilted, oh so gently, just a few degrees forward of vertical. That is typical of Soren's attention to detail and design. £ |
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1253 Squat Bulldog Weight: 35g / 1.125 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.0" x 0.8" dia. (25mm x 20mm dia.) This is the Refbjerg "signature" shape - the incredibly elegant small squat Bulldog that is unmistakably Soren's own design. This example has been graded "Straightgrain" and is presented with a taper mouthpiece - please note how the shape of the mouthpiece flows effortlessly into the shank. This is typical of Soren's work - he always takes great care to ensure that the mouthpiece compliments the bowl, to perfection. £ |
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1084 Canadian variation Weight: 36g / 1.25 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.5" x 0.75" dia. (37mm x 18mm dia.) The elements that define the classic Canadian are a Billiard bowl, a long, oval shank and a tapered mouthpiece. But look how Soren has interpreted these rules! The shank is oval - but tapered, widening until it meets a horn military mount The mouthpiece is tapered - but longer than one would usually expect and has a most interesting treatment at the juncture with the shank. These details are best observed in the overhead view - the conventional side views display the fine grain on either side of the bowl. £110.00 * |
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1085 Taper Billiard Weight: 42g / 1.5 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.5" x 0.75" dia. (37mm x 19mm dia.) One of the first Refbjerg pipes to enter my private collection was a pipe very similar to this. I love the subtle taper on the bowl and the size is just right for me. My pipe is an often smoked, firm favourite. I hope that this pipe will achieve a similar position in a fellow pipe-smoker's collection. £ |
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1087 Full-Bent Freehand Weight: 66g / 2.25 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.9" x 0.8" dia. (46mm x 20mm dia.) This beautiful pipe features excellent flame-grain on both sides of the bowl - and masses of birdseye almost everywhere else! The birdseye at the base of the bowl is some of the tightest that I have seen. £ * |
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1089 Pot-Billiard Weight: g / ounces Tobacco Chamber: " x 0." dia. (mm x mm dia.) A splendid sandblast bowl is complimented by the "briar band" that so often is a feature of Soren's sandblast pipes. £ |
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1090 Sandblast Billiard Weight: 29g / 1.0 ounce Tobacco Chamber: 1.5" x 0.8" dia. (38mm x 19mm dia.) A charming Billiard with a good deep sandblast and a polished "briar band". As usual with Refbjerg pipes, this "band" is not a separate piece, but the polished end of the shank. It takes more time to make a pipe this way - but Soren takes great pride in his work and this is the way he likes to make his pipes. £75.00 |
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1223 Freehand cross-grain Bent Weight: 66g / 2.25 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 2.0" x 0.85" dia. (49mm x 21mm dia.) If you like birdseye grain, then this pipe is the one you have been looking for! The entire left-hand side of the pipe, bowl and shank, is a solid mass of birdseye. The right-hand side is equally spectacular - the origin of the birdseye is firmly centered on the side of the bowl, with a veritable explosion of grain radiating from it. A beauty! £ |
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1230 Evening dress Semi-Bent Weight: 46g / 1.6 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.7" x 0.75" dia. (42mm x 18mm dia.) Next time you are required to wear a dinner-jacket (or a "tuxedo", if you are on the other side of the Atlantic), show your style by smoking a jet-black Evening-dress pipe. Now, all you need will be a pair of silver and onyx cuff-links to complete your ensemble. You'll look like the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo! £95.00 * |
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1231 Evening-dress Billiard Weight: 41g / 1.4 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.5" x 0.8" dia. (38mm x 20mm dia.) Pure elegance - the perfect Billiard to smoke at your next "black-tie" function. The dense black finish is relieved only by the discrete white band - and the white Refbjerg "R" logo. The base of the bowl is not flat, but this pipe will stand upright - helped, I am sure, by the broad oval shank - so you need have no fear of spilling ash on the tablecloth :-) £95.00 * |
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1232 Sandblast Semi-Bent Weight: 40g / 1.4 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.6" x 0.8" dia. (41mm x 19mm dia.) Sandblasting has revealed the grain on this fine pipe. The appearance is enhanced by a triple acrylic band composed of two opaque white bands surrounding a faux amber center £85.00 * |
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1234 Bulldog with Cumberland mouthpiece Weight: g / ounces Tobacco Chamber: " x 0." dia. (mm x mm dia.) The most assertive of all the classic shapes! This Bulldog has a darker stain which brings out the spectacular grain to perfection, and a beautiful Cumberland mouthpiece. £ |
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1236 Semi-Bent Tapered billiard Weight: 47g / 1.6 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.6" x 0.75" dia. (40mm x 18mm dia.) This delightful pipe is another for those of you who are passionate about birdseye grain. As you can see, even from my poor photographs, the grain is superb. The pipe is enhanced by a most attractive faux amber acrylic band £ |
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1239 Straightgrain Ringed Bullcap Weight: 45g / 1.5 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.2" x 0.0.8" dia. (30mm x 20mm dia.) This straightgrain Bullcap has a wealth of interesting and attractive detail - the faux amber band is nothing short of amazing, as is the sculptured mouthpiece. The pipe is presented in a pale - almost neutral stain - stain. £ |
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1240 Stubby Bulldog Weight: 45g / 1.5 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.4" x 0.8" dia. (34mm x 20mm dia.) Once again, Soren demonstrates the subtlety of his carving skill with this stubby variation on the classic Bulldog shape. Barely visible in the photographs is the narrow faux amber acrylic band that separates the shank from the mouthpiece £110.00 * |
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1242 Billiard Weight: 45g / 1.5 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.5" x 0.8" dia. (37mm x 20mm dia.) Soren has stamped this pipe "straightgrain" - but I think it would be better to describe it as flame-grain. But what's in a name? The photos show that this is a spectacular pipe with well defined, well-balanced grain and a 360-degree birdseye rim. £115.00 * |
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1008 Billiard with acrylic & horn mount Weight: 32g / 1.1 ounces Tobacco Chamber: 1.3" x 0.75" dia. (33mm x 19mm dia.) A superbly crafted billiard with a shank that features a minimalist horn mount separated from the shank by a fine acrylic band. Note how the mouthpiece doesn't so much connect, as kiss, the subtly tapered shank.
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