Pipe Line

It was, at first glance, a fairly ordinary pipe case. But I knew from the expression on Sykes's face that it had to be something more. I took the set in my hands and read inscribed upon its silver badge: Presented To ... Read More

As some of you may have noticed, we recently dropped a new category into our estate pipes selection: Pipe Rescue. In short, these are pipes that needed a little more love than our usual restoration process could provide. The slightly ... Read More

International Pipe Smoking Day is such a special thing — an entire day dedicated solely to the enjoyment of briar and leaf. Pipe smokers from all around the globe come together on February 20th to celebrate this most unique of holidays, and it's all because of you. ... Read More

Yesterday we held our monthly pipe club meeting here at Smokingpipes.com. After work, we all gathered around an open area near the back of the office, cracked a few vintage tins from Shane's personal cellar, poured a glass of Dark & Stormy's, and packed our pipes. The topic of the meeting was Father the Flame, the first feature-length pipe smoking documentary ever made. ... Read More

Do you remember last year's Golf pipe from Savinelli's Sports Edition line? It was essentially a scaled down version of the ever-popular "320" Author, featuring all that shape's inherent curves and voluptuousness, only in a much smaller, handier package. As you might expect, the idea really took off. ... Read More

The compact, chubby style of pipe shaping now so ubiquitous among contemporary artisans and workshops is no new concept. These abbreviated, stout forms actually nod to a much earlier style, one common around the early 20th century. And it's from that older style that Ropp's Vintage Stout line was born. ... Read More

Speaking upon the subject of the two-pipe Bulldog set featuring in a recent update, Michail Kyriazanos said his goal was to create "the most elegant designs of a rigid and structured shape." ... Read More

Nearly a year ago, we kicked off 2016 with a number of our own resolutions. No, they didn't involve going to the gym more (though, that was on another list); they were, simply put, pipe smoking resolutions. ... Read More

2016 has been a very strange year. And while that is true of the world outside of pipes as well, it is particularly true of our little hobby. ... Read More

Amber: What is it, why was it used for pipe stems, and why isn't it still used for pipe stems? These questions come up because recently we had a special batch of pipes from Peterson, all bearing, yes, actual amber stems. ... Read More