Briar For Other Objects?

[charf]

Apart from pipes and tampers is briar commonly used for other purposes or well know for being carved for some other purpose?

 

[rajangan]

Apart from pipes and tampers is briar commonly used for other purposes or well know for being carved for some other purpose?

Knife scales.

 

[sumusfumus]

Just off the top of my head: pens, tool-handles, inlays, jewelry, pendants, turning, or, carving small objects, knobs, etc. Briar is wood. Do with it, what you do with any other pieces of exotic wood.....

I probably could think of some other uses, but I'm half-senile, and it's 4.56 AM....it's way too early for me to think.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Bonsai, sculpture, jewelry, and fountain pens.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Jewelry? I'm intrigued, could someone post some pictures, please?

I'm not so sure about tool handles. Maybe for files, but I would think that for things like hammers, it wouldn't be very effective.

Someone had posted some pictures a while back of things that were experimentally made with briar at about the timeframe when briar was first considered for pipes. Things like ladies elegant mirror frames for hand-held vanity mirrors, women's hair combs and barrettes, and some inlay. Turn of the century women's stuff.

 

[burleyboy]

Here is briar ashtray:

Castello Pipe Ashtray Briar Estate Estervals Pipe House

www.tecon-gmbh.de

 

[fireground_piper]

Shave brush handles I've seen.

 

[mso489]

Briar is more labor to harvest than many woods, exotic or otherwise, since the relevant wood is below ground, so you dig it before you cut it. I think that limits it use, though the scraps from hewing out pipe stummels might provide a source for smaller items.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Briar is more labor to harvest than many woods, exotic or otherwise, since the relevant wood is below ground, so you dig it before you cut it. I think that limits it use, though the scraps from hewing out pipe stummels might provide a source for smaller items.

On a commercial level, that is true, but there are also many, many woodworkers out there cutting burls and digging out roots to use in turning vessels and other creative wood projects.

 

[solideogloria86]

Jewelry? I'm intrigued, could someone post some pictures, please?

I'm not so sure about tool handles. Maybe for files, but I would think that for things like hammers, it wouldn't be very effective.

Someone had posted some pictures a while back of things that were experimentally made with briar at about the timeframe when briar was first considered for pipes. Things like ladies elegant mirror frames for hand-held vanity mirrors, women's hair combs and barrettes, and some inlay. Turn of the century women's stuff.

Gold band with briar inlay. About the coolest thing I saw from a quick Google image search.

 

[solideogloria86]

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Gold band with briar inlay. About the coolest thing I saw from a quick Google image search.

Jewelry? I'm intrigued, could someone post some pictures, please?

I'm not so sure about tool handles. Maybe for files, but I would think that for things like hammers, it wouldn't be very effective.

Someone had posted some pictures a while back of things that were experimentally made with briar at about the timeframe when briar was first considered for pipes. Things like ladies elegant mirror frames for hand-held vanity mirrors, women's hair combs and barrettes, and some inlay. Turn of the century women's stuff.

Thinking on the creative side. The shank of a busted pipe could be sliced into wooden beads.

 

[cigrmaster]

I have a 36 count pipe cabinet made by Savinelli. It has tinted glass doors and 3 holes on each side to let it breath. They stopped making them years ago and the price was around 2000.00. I stole mine for a box of Cuban Trinidad Fundadores.
Sorry for the crap pic.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I have a 36 count pipe cabinet made by Savinelli. It has tinted glass doors and 3 holes on each side to let it breath. They stopped making them years ago and the price was around 2000.00. I stole mine for a box of Cuban Trinidad Fundadores.
Sorry for the crap pic.

Beautiful cabinet, but are you saying that it is made out of briar?

 

[bullet08]

Salt cellar would be nice. But haven't seen one.

 

[cigrmaster]

Beautiful cabinet, but are you saying that it is made out of briar?

Yes it is made of briar. It is the reason they were 2 grand plus over 20 years ago. It is a real beauty, thanks.

 

[rajangan]

An espresso tamper handle would be boss.

 

[rajangan]

This is mine.

 

[sumusfumus]

PIPE TAMPERS.........

 

[sandollars]

I have a 36 count pipe cabinet made by Savinelli. It has tinted glass doors and 3 holes on each side to let it breath. They stopped making them years ago and the price was around 2000.00. I stole mine for a box of Cuban Trinidad Fundadores.
Sorry for the crap pic.

I have this same EXACT Savinelli cabinet, but I have mine hanging on a wall. I keep all my high end pipes in it. I think its only Briar inlay over mahogany. DAMNED nice cabinet though.

 

[sandollars]

I have a cane made completely of Briar with bone inlay for the handle and a pipe mounted in the handle made by Radice. Very unique but just as impractical and quite beautiful.