10/29/2026
From the beat in Copenhagen to a farmhouse workshop on Lolland: Leo Børgart's story is one of the most interesting in Danish pipe making.
Leo spent 25 years as a Copenhagen police officer before turning to pipe making full time in 1991, after an Italian businessman bought his entire production. From his Pipegarden workshop, he cut pipes from roughly 1990 to 2002, blending organic, pre-classic shapes with exotic ferrule accents.
Five of his handcut pipes just came through the Briarville shop: a bent apple with a black acrylic saddle stem, a brindle banded Rhodesian, a straight billiard, a light-stained straight pipe, and a Dublin. Each one carries his carved "LB Handcut" signature.
As Leo himself put it: "Handmade doesn't have to mean one particular style."
That's exactly what you see in these five. Same maker, five different visions.
Which one would you reach for first?