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Video: A Conversation with Peter Heding

Video: A Conversation with Peter Heding

December 31, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

Back in August, Ted and I went on the annual pipes pilgrimage to visit lots of Danish pipe makers, plus the Mac Baren tobacco factory. As always, it was a bit of a whirlwind. Ten pipe makers and a tobacco factory were crammed into just five full days on the ground. Even so, we were able to spend quite a bit of time with each of them and were able to chat on camera with a few, including Peter Heding, our interview victim in today's video. ... Read More

Thanks for Another Great Year in Pipedom

Thanks for Another Great Year in Pipedom

December 31, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

With an update falling on the last day of 2012, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on a remarkable year in pipes and pipe tobacco. Smokingpipes.com has grown considerably. There are many people I have to thank for that: ... Read More

Holiday Pipe Dreams

Holiday Pipe Dreams

December 18, 2012 by Kathryn Mann

As a new pipe smoker, I am, of course, seeing pipes everywhere. Stephen Colbert featured one on his show a few weeks ago. And I just went to the movies this weekend, and it seemed like nearly everyone was puffing on a pipe for most of the first act. ... Read More

The Hobbit and New Pipe Smokers

The Hobbit and New Pipe Smokers

December 10, 2012 by Kathryn Mann

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The great wizard - and mythic clincher of very long Churchwardens - Gandalf the Grey is returning to the big screen next week, and he is bringing with him a troop of rowdy dwarves and a slightly reluctant hobbit - all of which come equipped with plenty of pipes and halfling pipeweed. ... Read More

Why Briar, Anyway

Why Briar, Anyway

November 30, 2012 by Kathryn Mann

Think of a tobacco pipe, and the first image that pops into most people's minds is a briar pipe. Oh, sure, most of us have a few non-briars -- a meerschaum or two, maybe a "Missouri meerschaum" corncob, a clay, perhaps a prized calabash -- but most of the wood pipes are briar. ... Read More

The Grail of Pipe Luggage Found

The Grail of Pipe Luggage Found

November 29, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

I first met Claudio Albieri a few years ago. We chatted at the time, making small talk about our shared passion for pipes, but short of a bit of camaraderie nothing really came of it. This past September, I saw him again at the Dortmund Tabac Fair in Germany. ... Read More

A Smokingpipes Thanksgiving 2012

A Smokingpipes Thanksgiving 2012

November 16, 2012 by John Sutherland

This week saw our annual company Thanksgiving. Tradition dictates that Adam cook the turkey, but this year he upped the ante, delivering not one but two birds... and a ham. The rest of us pitched in with assorted side-dishes and desserts, while productivity ground to a screeching halt (and remained below par for the rest of the work day). ... Read More

Choosing a Finish

Choosing a Finish

October 28, 2012 by Adam Davidson

Since we are in the pipe business, I thought I would dabble on the topic of pipe finishes and the decisions that an artisan makes during the various processes. As one of the go-to pipe guys here at Smokingpipes, and having handled tens-of-thousands of pipes (new and estate), plus making my own pieces, a lot of people ask me about particular finishes, mainly smooth or blasted. ... Read More

Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired

Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired

September 14, 2012 by Ted Swearingen

As many of you likely know by now, Sykes and I were in Denmark a couple of weeks ago to visit pipe makers, look at pipes, buy pipes, and talk about the current state of pipedom. Because I fail at math, and because it was a pretty hectic trip, what with having missed another flight on top of the sheer number of people to see and things to do, when Sykes says we saw eleven pipe makers in five days, I believe him. ... Read More

Cornell and Diehl's Old Joe Krantz

Cornell and Diehl's Old Joe Krantz

September 14, 2012 by Adam Davidson

When I first arrive in the morning, I'll most often walk down the hall to get a cup of coffee, load my personal pipe with some tobacco (Orlik Golden Sliced recently) and check my emails and a few other sites to see what the news is of the day (with regard to pipes and tobaccos). ... Read More

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