Caminetto | Smokingpipes Daily Reader

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: June 2023

June 1, 2023 by Andrew Wike

It's time for another round of beautiful pipe-smoking desktop backgrounds for you to enjoy. As in previous months, the set includes some of our favorite shots and artwork, including eight unique images, split between desktop and mobile orientations and available for download in two high-resolution formats. ... Read More

Rich Esserman: Big Pipe Guy

February 25, 2022 by Chuck Stanion

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The Pipe Smoker's Ephemeris was a journal of vast pipe experiences submitted for publication by collectors and pipe enthusiasts around the globe. Tom Dunn founded The Universal Coterie of Pipe Smokers in 1964 as a means of exchanging information about pipes across the entire world. Most of his issues in the first decades were hand-cranked on a mimeograph machine, and Tom typed the contents on his manual typewriter. ... Read More

All Pipes Considered: Christmas Edition

December 20, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

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In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Andy and I talk Christmas in Australia, a history of Christmas pipes, and all of the Christmas offerings on site right now.

Holiday Gift Guide 2017

December 7, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

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Some things in life just go together. Wine and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, Latakia and cold weather — and yes — gift giving and the complete failure to come up with ideas for said gifts.

All Pipes Considered: Roberto Ascorti

June 12, 2017 by Adam O'Neill

In this episode of All Pipes Considered, Shane sits down for a chat with Roberto Ascorti of Caminetto and Ascorti about the history of the brands and the 3 generations of Ascorti pipemakers.

The Northern Italian Pipe Making Phenomenon

February 3, 2016 by Andrew Wike

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Pipe making has become a universal art. From Greece to Brazil, from California to Japan, makers and artisans dedicated to this most unique of crafts are scattered across the globe. Sure, many of these share similar styles and influences, but geographically, they're very much spread out — save but a handful. ... Read More

What's in a Christmas Pipe Anyway ?

December 8, 2014 by Andrew Wike

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A few years ago, I received my very first Christmas pipe. Was it an expensive or artisan-grade briar? Well, no, but it was a gift from a friend, and it was given from the heart. You see, very few people outside of the pipe smoking community really understand our hobby, what drives us to keep picking up our briars and adding new ones to our collection, especially around the holiday season. ... Read More

A Week with Tommi Ascorti

July 18, 2014 by Kathryn Mann

Much to my husband’s lament, I’ve been charmed by an Italian man. This week Smokingpipes.com was host to Tommaso “Tommi” Ascorti of Caminetto Pipes and his renowned mustache. He brought with him a great number of pipes, some pretty bad weather, an insatiable hunger for hamburgers, and a big smile. ... Read More