Nording Compass

[Old School 3319]

Just wondering if anybody owns one. I have two and smoke them fairly regularly. I enjoy the ease of cleaning

 

[edger]

Don’t have one, but after 50 yrs with Falcons I have the “easy cleaning” covered. The Nordings are more elegant.

 

[Brew&Briar]

Old School - Do you also have any of the Eltang versions? I have been curious about the main differences between the two. Is the shank on the Nording metal or carbon fiber?

 

[Old School 3319]

I have the metal around the briar and the plain briar one the stems are metal not carbon

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Old School - Do you also have any of the Eltang versions? I have been curious about the main differences between the two. Is the shank on the Nording metal or carbon fiber?

I've wondered the same..

 

[anotherbob]

been curious about them. But I feel like they're one of those pipes that looks great with some people and really dumb with others. They kind of have a sea captain steam punk thing going on. I guess you have to be at least some what salty to pull it off.

 

[autumnfog]

I've wondered the same..

According to the Nording site it's aluminium.

https://www.nordingpipes.com/pipes/compass

 

[mordy18]

Have one. Hate it. Burns very hot and the bit feels like a toothpick. Overpriced at 45 dollars.

 

[kurtbob]

I have one, it’s my kick around truck pipe. It smokes fine for me and has a smallish chamber so it’s great for runs to town. The 3 piece breakdown makes cleaning a snap but not so good for hanging the bowl out the truck window to dump ash. Yes, I have had to turn around to retrieve my bowl from the side of the road

 

[Old School 3319]

That's the main use for mine is in the truck. I haven't had a problem of getting to hot

 

[kurtbob]

been curious about them. But I feel like they're one of those pipes that looks great with some people and really dumb with others. They kind of have a sea captain steam punk thing going on. I guess you have to be at least some what salty to pull it off.

Like this???

 

[olkofri]

I've one. Don't smoke it too often.

I wasn't impressed with them: asymmetrical and the ultimate dip staining debacle.

 

[anotherbob]

Like this???
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pretty much. But a little more weird.

 

[ukparagolfer]

I have one somewhere.

I found it got really hot.

The keystone pipe is awesome though and you can remove the bowl and clean it easy enough

 

[mso489]

I think a basic utilitarian pipe is a tall order to produce in the face of MM cobs and Dr. Grabows and Kaywoodies. Making a competitor look plain and utilitarian just emphasizes the qualities of the competition. The Eltang version is even pretty expensive. Someone else worked out the beautiful fundamentals first and certainly did it a little or a lot better. There's a whaling museum in upstate NY where they depict a whaling sailor's sea chest including a pipe and tobacco in a string bag, and for the pipe they chose a MM hardwood, which I thought was impressively astute. That was probably what a journeyman whaling ship sailor had, that or clay.

 

[Old School 3319]

My briar version can get a little warm at the end but the "Sailor" version always smokes very cool in the hand. I dont like them better than my Dr. Grabows but the are great for leaving in the truck or throwing on the work bench