My first Nording

[bdstansel]

Nording Signture
I have a TON of things on my wish list @ sp.com...but I continued to go back and look at this ONE, finally pulled the trigger.
Happy Thanksgiving to ALL.
Respects,

Bruce

 

[instymp]

Very Nice! I have one similar & love it.

 

[martiniman]

muy bueno....

:D

 

[smeigs]

I was actually just looking at this pipe a day ago. Great choice!

 

[cajundad]

I love my Nording . Of all my pipes , this one is prob. Smoked the most .

 

[jah76]

Nice pipe Bruce.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

You can't go wrong with a Nording. Erik Nording is the Picaso of freehand pipes. The quality in them is amazing. I bought a Signature Freehand partially rusticated a few months back and it's the best smoker I have. It never gurgles, smokes nice and cool (and I smoke only aromatic blends so that says something), and it has the best draw out of all my pipes. Another bonus for it is that it's the only bent pipe I don't have to remove the stem to clean the shank. Nothing left to do but enjoy that pipe when it arrives. Congratulations good sir.

 

[crk69]

Very nice Nording, Congrats and Enjoy!! :clap: I have several Nordings, bet this won't be your last..

 

[captainprophesy]

Very nice... congrats. ::

 

[cigrmaster]

Great looking pipe, can't ever go wrong with a Nording. Congrats.

 

[uberam3rica]

I'm not a big freehand fan, but I love the grain on that. The color contrast is really cool.

 

[fnord]

Bruce:
I've got a lot of great burners but my one Nording crosses the line and is "wonderful."
Cheers to your, brother.
Fnord

 

[zanthal]

Made by the only pipe maker I know who has his own bobble head. He has been making pipes a long time.
Just pulled this from the internet, I didn't realize he had such a large business:


Erik Nørding was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Originally educated in engineering.
Pipe carving began as a hobby, but as time went by, he became more interested in pipe making as a profession.
During the last 40 years Erik Nørding has built his own business, which today produces approximately 50.000 pipes a year, 90% of which are for the export market.
That's a lot of pipes per year.

 

[bdstansel]

I do appreciate all the great comments here. I've always heard how great Nording pipes all and everyone of you here have contributed to confirming all I've heard. I sure hope SP.com processes/ships the order today, if so it should arrive Monday Thanks again all.

 

[pipeinhand]

Nice pick. My Nordings are a first pickup for me when I want a nice long smoke.

 

[russp]

Bruce:
Check out my first Nording, circa 1970.
Old Nording Grade A Freehand chamber crack before repairs
http://pipesmagazine.com/members/russp/album/picture/5092
After Repairs:
http://pipesmagazine.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/album/5413/untitled-3-600x450.jpg
Pic 2 New briar new burl veneer
http://pipesmagazine.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/album/5413/untitled-1-600x324.jpg
New briar in places and burl veneer, Cherry chamber tapered from 7/8" to 5/8" at the bottom. Side walls are about 1/4". Plateau shaved off. Original ferrule is under the veneer. Used JB Weld. Handles 600 degrees. No glue anywhere near tobacco. No thin briar anywhere. Pipe is the original full size freejand type, about 5" in length. Might go for another 50 years!
Check my album if the pics don't load.

 

[rcstan]

Good looking pipe!
Let us know how it smokes when you get it. I've this particular Nording style on my "to get" list ::

 

[russp]

Nording is a great pipe. Mr. Nording still answers his email and he's a good guy too! I know you'll love that pipe!

 

[pipeshark]

Good looking pipe friend. Always glad to see see someone buy a nording. Great man making great pipes!!!