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The Christmas Chimney Fire

The Christmas Chimney Fire

December 20, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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One Christmas Eve in the '60s, very late in the evening, as my brothers, sister, and I tried to sleep through the anticipation of Santa's arrival, my dad's fire monitor went off. It was a loud, screeching thing that we all hated because it squawked and chirped through loud static every night and rarely announced anything exciting. Dad was a volunteer firefighter for our small village ... Read More

Stocking Stuffers for Pipe Smokers

Stocking Stuffers for Pipe Smokers

December 13, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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It doesn't take an artisan pipe, an S.T. Dupont lighter, or a case of rare tobacco to delight a pipe smoker on Christmas morning. Many little things appropriate for stocking stuffers are also necessary, and pipe enthusiasts appreciate and depend on them. They're items that are often overlooked and, therefore, doubly treasured. Any pipe smoker can tell you how inconvenient it is to run out of pipe cleaners ... Read More

Gilson "Radio Rex" VanderVeer Willets

Gilson "Radio Rex" VanderVeer Willets

December 6, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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It was once said that "the power of radio is not that it speaks to millions, but that it speaks intimately and privately to each one of those millions." With many legendary figures in the field, there was one pioneer who was miles ahead of the rest: Gilson VanderVeer Willets. A man ... Read More

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: December 2024

Pipe-Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: December 2024

December 2, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

We have seven dynamic images ready to add to your desktop and mobile backgrounds this holiday season, available for download in two high-resolution formats. Be sure to come back next month for another captivating round of photos as we enter 2025 in style. ... Read More

My Cousin Mark Twain: A Trove of Twain Pipe-Smoking Anecdotes

My Cousin Mark Twain: A Trove of Twain Pipe-Smoking Anecdotes

November 29, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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November 30th is Mark Twain's birthday, a day worthy of holiday status. He's considered the father of American literature, after all, and certainly the father of American humor, and therefore his birth is at least as deserving of national observance as Groundhog Day. ... Read More

Thankful

Thankful

November 28, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Thanksgiving is the start of the holiday season, the first major blitzkrieg into extended family, frantic cooking, busy airports, and doorbuster bargains on major electronics. There will be grievances, debates over how dry the turkey is, who backs the better football team, things that shouldn't ... Read More

The 2024 Pipe Smoker's Holiday Gift Guide

The 2024 Pipe Smoker's Holiday Gift Guide

November 22, 2024 by Rose Kiser

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Pipe lovers, gather 'round with cheer,
Smokingpipes' guide is finally here!
Briar beauties and tobaccos rare,
Gifts that show how much you care. ... Read More

Micah Cryder: Yeti Pipes

Micah Cryder: Yeti Pipes

November 15, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Micah Cryder started making pipes even before he had an interest in smoking them.

In late 2011, when he was 17, Micah's brother decided to make a Christmas pipe for their father, and Micah volunteered to help. They used the equipment in their high school shop class. Their teacher had no objections as long as they worked on the project ... Read More

Tips for Pipe Photography

Tips for Pipe Photography

November 14, 2024 by Kayla Ivan

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The art of photography is innovative, precise, and takes serious patience. Whether it's paying close attention to every last detail or mastering the art of angling, composition, and lighting, our photographers here at Smokingpipes employ their experience and creativity to capture the nuances and details of pipe smoking, from the accessories and the tobacco to the pipes themselves. ... Read More

Macramè and Time Machines

Macramè and Time Machines

November 14, 2024 by Chuck Stanion

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Wandering through the flea market a while back, I ran across a booth by the name of "Burt's Macramé Emporium and Time Machines." Burt himself, nametag prominently displayed, was humming and smoking a pipe as he meandered about, adjusting displays. Anytime I see a pipe smoker, I'm curious ... Read More

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