Steve Liskey

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

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

The day after last year's event, Jeff, Adam, and I sat at Jeff's kitchen table and decided it was something that needed to happen again. Furthermore we wanted it to again be free for the attendees. We wanted it to be more like a prestigious academic conference to which one is invited, rather than a training workshop for which one pays. ... Read More