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Visiting Savinelli USA

Visiting Savinelli USA

March 27, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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Wednesday of last week, I made something of a pipe pilgrimage up to the US HQ for Savinelli. I'd been chatting with Giacomo Carlesi, Savinelli's Italy-based export manager and Ruben Ysdiron, CEO of Savinelli USA, by email and phone a bit during the preceding couple of weeks and they convinced me to take the trip ... Read More

Pipe Sightings in Film

Pipe Sightings in Film

March 5, 2012 by Adam Davidson

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I love seeing pipes in old movies, which is just one of the reasons many of my favorite films were made between 1930 and 1950. During this time, men smoked pipes and cigars wherever they pleased and looked stylish while doing it. William H. Powell is one of my favorite actors, and is perhaps best known for his role as Nick Charles in The Thin Man movies. ... Read More

What IF

What IF

February 13, 2012 by Adam Davidson

As you've all probably been able to detect through our various newsletters, Eric and I have many bizarre conversations within the confines of the pipe library. In the course of concocting descriptions for pipes, cigars, tobaccos, and accessories, along with writing various blogs, newsletters ... Read More

Davidson Design Smooth Bell Limited Edition

Davidson Design Smooth Bell Limited Edition

February 6, 2012 by Adam Davidson

After some discussion, it was decided that we wanted to make, or have made, another limited edition run of pipes exclusive to Smokingpipes.com, the only contingency being that we wanted to see produced a significantly larger quantity of pipes than we have in the past. ... Read More

San Diego Visit Continued

San Diego Visit Continued

November 8, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

It's now day two of the get together at Jeff Gracik's workshop in San Diego. I'm still writing live from the scene. In fact, Eric just turned on the disc sander, making the surface upon which I'm typing vibrate rather disconcertingly. It does leave this author feeling particularly connected to his subject matter, though. ... Read More

American Pipe Makers Descend on San Diego

American Pipe Makers Descend on San Diego

November 7, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

Writing this, standing up, at the entrance to Jeff Gracik's workshop, as machines whirr and briar dust flies, conversations on the finer points of tool use are audible over the general din. Jeff asked us out here after the West Coast Pipe Show in Las Vegas, so we find ourselves in a surprisingly cool San Diego in the company of five American pipe makers: Jeff, Brad Pohlmann, Adam Davidson, Ernie Markle and Eric Heberling. ... Read More

Pipe Lessons No. 65 and 66

Pipe Lessons No. 65 and 66

October 20, 2011 by Ted Swearingen

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Part of the fun of the pipe smoking hobby is learning new things, though, admittedly, we are quite often being instructed as much by our mistakes as we are our fellows. Like, don't take apart a pipe while it's hot - that's a rookie mistake I made once upon a time. ... Read More

The Right Time for a Change

The Right Time for a Change

September 19, 2011 by Adam Davidson

For the most part, I'm a Virginia or Virginia/Perique smoker these days and have been for about ten years. When first taking up the briar in college, trips to the local B&M usually took place on a Saturday where there the nice lady, Betsy, would greet me with a smile as I walked in. ... Read More

Navy Flake, Please!

Navy Flake, Please!

September 15, 2011 by Sykes Wilford

I confess it. I have fallen totally in love with Mac Baren Navy Flake. It's weird, though. I've smoked it here and there for years; if a friend offered a bowl when I'd run out of tobacco, or when I was offered tobacco at the Mac Baren factory, or even just because there happened to be an open tin around the office, but I'd never embraced it with any particular alacrity. ... Read More

Interview with Luigi Radice

Interview with Luigi Radice

August 19, 2011 by Alyson R. Wilford

Interview with Luigi Radice. Another Amazing video Presented for you from our remarkable June travels. Luigi Radice & Luca DiPiazza chat with Sykes about the new calabash shape that he and sons Gianluca and Marizo have been working on. Take a peak! ... Read More

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