Adam O'Neill

Having trouble keeping track of all that tobacco in your cellar? Well the folks at The Pipe Tool may just have an answer.

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Well Ladies and Gents, it's that time. Our betting windows are closing for the last time this season, our panel of judges have cast their final ballots, and as always, all bets are final.

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Greetings punters, and welcome to the preliminary finals of our Spring Showdown. We're down to the final four now, and our judges ... Read More

Recently we announced the contenders and first round match ups for our Spring Showdown, a battle to decide which tobacco reigns supreme on the battlefield of best spring tobacco. We've had a week to deliberate and we're ready to announce our round one winners. ... Read More

If you read about Syke's recent visit to the Savinelli factory, you know about some of the old, discontinued Punto Oro sandblasts he managed to acquire. What Sykes didn't want to talk about at the time was another lot of Punto Oros he picked up during the same trip, unseen by us before now — even as estates, and discontinued for at least a decade. Yep, Punto Oro Churchwardens. ... Read More

Back on the fifth of March we received an email from a customer, one Christopher Sheets, directing us to a curious YouTube video. In this video Chris walks us through the construction and use of an amazing gift he made us — a lightweight cellaring cabinet made entirely of black paper-faced foam board! ... Read More

Well, it's officially spring, though having rained most of the day here on the coast of SC, the equinox was a less than auspicious occasion. Regardless, whether you're already enjoying warmer weather or still waiting for a change ... Read More

According to Stephen A. Ross, in his article "Tobacco Renaissance," in 1887 Harald Halberg, son of merchant captain Hans Nissen Halberg, who ran cargo including snuff, chewing, and pipe tobacco, decided that instead of going into the family business he would buy S. Bønnelycke, a tobacco factory located in their home town of Svendborg. ... Read More

If you smoke a pipe, you already know the basics of what a pipe tool or tamper is, but there are a few different types, ranging from the basic to the ornate, so here's a quick guide to supplement your knowledge. ... Read More

We usually think of pipe smoking as a solitary endeavour. Not lonely necessarily; though the number of pipe smokers around these days has definitely decreased since the 40's and 50's, the internet has largely plugged the gap and allowed existing pipe smokers to connect with one another, but aside from pipe clubs, conventions or other, informal gatherings of pipe smokers ... Read More