Techniques of immersion and alternative finishing by Fred Bass For as long as I’ve known that meerschaum pipes color, I’ve listened to discussions about how these pipes are finished. The finishing of carved block in a bath of beeswax, tallow, spermaceti, organic oils and just about anything that someone has said, read or had a [...]
Easily recognizable at pipe shows wearing his pipe club’s signature red hat, Kjeld Sørensen makes the transition from economist to pipemaker by Stephen A. Ross A quiet man, Kjeld Sørensen wears a loud hat. The red felt derby with a black band adorned with a white silhouette of a pipe is a badge of honor [...]
Nanna Ivarsson builds on the legacies established by her grandfather, Sixten, and father, Lars by Stephen A. Ross There’s a certain bit of insecurity that most artists feel about their craft. The self-expression on display in their work brings with it a baring of the soul, a deep desire to connect one’s passion and experiences [...]
Miracles in meerschaum: the mic pipes by Ian Punnett “The man has great pipes.” No greater compliment can be paid to the voice of a professional broadcaster than “The man has great pipes.” I should know. As a lifelong veteran of local morning radio and syndicated overnight shows, those words of awe and respect have [...]
Half brothers Martin Vollmer and Anders Nilsson share passions for music and pipes by Stephen A. Ross In the workshop of the pipemaking team of Martin Vollmer and Anders Nilsson, one is as likely to hear scratchy recordings of 1920s and 1930s American jazz, blues and country artists as they are to hear the scream [...]
Inspiration is only the beginning by Anthony Harris The 2011 Las Vegas pipe show had just ended, and a group of us were sitting around some tables on the edge of a concourse, lined on one side by places of business and by strident slot machines on the other. Despite the noise and people walking [...]
Ireland’s iconic pipe sparks a lifelong pipe passion By Rick Newcombe For more than three decades, I have closely examined, bought, traded and sold thousands of pipes, read hundreds of pipe-related stories, written dozens of articles for pipe journals, given numerous speeches at pipe club banquets and written books that are bestsellers in the pipe [...]
Hoosier John Crosby takes a painterly approach to his work. By H. Lee Murphy In the world of pipemaking, it’s an age-old question. Is the act of carving briar better suited to wood-turners and other craftsmen who are practiced with lathes and drill presses? Or is it the lyrical artist, who can fashion on command [...]
by Marc Munroe Dion Jack Dupont was not a true believer in much of anything. As a reporter, he felt that strong belief led to the dusty, parched intersection of shortsightedness and bias. But he believed a few things. A partial list follows. The short sentence is best. Inanimate objects have no soul. Neither [...]
Englewood’s Edwards Pipe Shop is part tobacco shop, part museum By David Field There’s a shop just outside of Denver, in Englewood, Colo. I know it well because I’ve been doing trunk shows there once or twice a year for about 11 years. The shop was always nice, if a bit cramped—a true tobacconist’s shop. [...]
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