J.Alan pipes are made by Jeffrey A. Burt-Gracik in lovely San Diego, California. Having chosen an ideal location to not only live and surf, but make pipes in a workshop that gets neither too cold nor too hot, Jeff is one of the very few makers worldwide that has ideal working conditions. He began carving pipes in 2004 while earning his Master’s degree and went full-time pipe maker in 2006.

All J.Alan pipes are shaped from exquisite blocks of top-grade briar cured and aged to make the best pieces possible. All tenons are made from delrin, and each stem is expertly hand-cut and slotted from ebonite, cumberland, or vintage Bakelite. Perfect mouth-feel completes each piece, which is why you will never question the smoking properties of a J.Alan pipe after trying your first. Limiting use of accents for consistency and a body of work, one might occasionally find bamboo, silver (which Jeff does himself), mammoth ivory, boxwood, and a few others. Finishing only smooth or blasted pieces, each J.Alan is a full extension of the maker. Being an avid surfer, Jeff’s highest grade (and rarely produced) is a wave. Other pieces aren’t graded, but easily fit on a timeline as each is stamped with the number of production and the year. Hence, 400 10 would be his four-hundredth pipe in existence and it was made in 2010.

J. Alan Pipes Sandblasted Acorn with Bamboo  SKU: 002-376-0042

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J. Alan Pipes Sandblasted Bent Apple  SKU: 002-376-0098

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J. Alan Pipes Sandblasted Billiard with Bamboo  SKU: 002-376-0083

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J. Alan Pipes Sandblasted "Strawberry" with Brown Mallee  SKU: 002-376-0069

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Angler Fish  SKU: 002-376-0031

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Blowfish  SKU: 002-376-0101

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Blowfish with Bamboo  SKU: 002-376-0100

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Calabash with Brown Mallee  SKU: 002-376-0047

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Egg with Mastodon Ivory  SKU: 002-376-0096

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Freehand Blowfish  SKU: 002-376-0084

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Horn (Wave)  SKU: 002-376-0109

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J. Alan Pipes Smooth Nosewarmer with Mastodon Ivory  SKU: 002-376-0094

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