Brad Pohlmann

Brad Pohlmann fell in love with pipes the first time he walked into a tobacco shop in the early '70s. It was Max's Smoke Shop in Alhambra, California, and Brad accompanied his father there to purchase a pipe for his older brother as a Christmas gift. His parents had earlier given his brother a pipe to help him resist the ... Read More

In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Chip and Shane return to talk about Chip's collection as a whole, how it's evolved, his Holy Grail pipes, and who's on his radar right now.

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In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Shane sits down with Chip Kushner, Customer Service Manager here at Smokingpipes.com, to talk through a few choice pieces from Chip's collection.

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In this episode of All Pipes Considered, the first part of two videos, I'm joined by Jeremy Reeves, Head Blender at Cornell & Diehl, to discuss some of Jeremy's collection.

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As most who travel in pipe-related circles would be aware, this past weekend marked the 2017 CPCC Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show, and in usual form we opened the show with a dinner for our pipe makers. Or, more appropriately for this year, a cocktail party, complete with a photo booth to immortalise the shenanigans that ensued. ... Read More

Sometime back we asked a whole bunch of prominent American artisans to come up with pipes (one from each, that is) for our third annual American Pipemaking Exposition, a showcase of sorts highlighting interesting themes and happenings within the American pipemaking movement. ... Read More

When you've been in the game as long as American master Brad Pohlmann, you're bound to end up with at least a few favorite forms. Whether they're standard shapes that one explores over and over again, or experimentations that end up becoming signature shapes, it's these repeated exercises that truly define a pipe maker's body of work. ... Read More

In the beginning there was the Dunhill Shell. At least, that's how histories of the sandblasted briar usually go; whether or not Dunhill was in fact the first to come up with a sandblast-finished pipe, I leave to better historians and whatever original source materials they may find. ... Read More

Brad Pohlmann has been a staple in American pipe making since he returned to the craft in 2003. He has a loyal following of collectors and continues to rank high on the "most desirable" lists among the newer generation of pipe smokers and enthusiasts. ... Read More

Once upon a time the warriors, and other elites, of certain societies displayed their prestige by wearing jewelry made of iron. Far more recently in human history, aluminum was once as valuable as silver — which was what led to the pointy end of the Washington Monument being made out of it. ... Read More