Makers and Artists

Introducing Brigham

Introducing Brigham

March 21, 2011 by Kathryn Mann

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We have a new brand of pipe added to the site starting Monday (March 21). However, Brigham is not a new company. In fact, Roy Brigham established the company in 1906 after serving as an apprentice to an Austrian pipe-smith. ... Read More

Peterson of Dublin

Peterson of Dublin

March 18, 2011 by Ted Swearingen

As many of you may know Sykes and Alyson recently adventured to Ireland in order to shake hands with the lovable folks at Peterson of Dublin. Just as we were receiving our shipment of Peterson's St. Patrick's Day pipes here at Smokingpipes.com, the two were touring the Peterson factory. ... Read More

10,000 Peterson Pipes

10,000 Peterson Pipes

March 17, 2011 by Alyson R. Wilford

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You just have to love Peterson pipes; I know I do. Actually, I know you do too as we just recently put up our ten-thousandth Peterson pipe offering through Smokingpipes.com. And what's even better was having the opportunity to actually visit the Peterson factory. ... Read More

A Weekend in Maebashi with Tokutomi

A Weekend in Maebashi with Tokutomi

December 22, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

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On a rather chilly, blustery Saturday morning, Hiroyuki Tokutomi pulled up at my hotel to pick me up for the three hour drive to Maebashi, a mid-sized city on at the northwestern fringe of the Kanto plain. ... Read More

Day One in Japan

Day One in Japan

December 17, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

These are all photos from my first day in Japan. Kei Gotoh and Takeo Arita picked me up at my hotel in the morning and we visited (I had no idea this was planned) a small museum of work by the celebrated painter Gyokudo Kawai, known for his naturalistic melding of traditional Japanese artistic themes with western modernist influences. ... Read More

Stamping a Pipe

Stamping a Pipe

December 16, 2010 by Adam Davidson

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After the West Coast pipe show in Las Vegas, there was a pow-wow in San Diego. Lucky ducks Sykes, Alyson, and Brad Pohlmann visited Jeff Gracik and captured some great video of the pipe makers working on our Christmas pipes. ... Read More

Pipe Like a Pear Tree

Pipe Like a Pear Tree

December 15, 2010 by Ted Swearingen

Not too long ago, pipe makers Brad Pohlmann and Jeff Gracik put their heads together and puzzled out this year's Smokingpipes.com Christmas pipe. Since then they've produced a total of seven, gorgeous sandblasted pear shaped briars all of which have been banded in sterling silver. ... Read More

A Pear in a Partridge Tree

A Pear in a Partridge Tree

November 15, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

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Below are a smattering of photos from our visit to Jeff Gracik's workshop in San Diego, California last week. Brad Pohlmann was also in town, so they were working together, which was a particular treat to witness. ... Read More

A Conversation With Jeff Gracik

A Conversation With Jeff Gracik

October 29, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

American pipe maker Jeff Gracik, maker of J. Alan pipes, recently agreed to sit down with Bear Graves to talk about pipes and the life of a pipe maker:

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Video: Interview with Alex Florov, Part 3

Video: Interview with Alex Florov, Part 3

October 22, 2010 by Sykes Wilford

Here's the third and final entry in the video series of my interview with Alex Florov. Being not a terribly structured interview-- Alex and I both have a tendency towards free association, wandering from topic to topic without much structure-- it's more like just a conversation between old friends. ... Read More

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