•By Stephen A. Ross• If you’ve never attended the Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana show, chances are you’ve never heard of The Briar & The Burley, a full-service tobacco shop located in Bloomington, Ind., that has a selection of pipes matched by very few tobacco shops in the United States. Mike Fisher, proprietor of The [...]
Spend a few minutes talking to Bruce Weaver about pipes and pipemaking and it’s clear how enthusiastic and passionate he is about his second career. Speaking with a rich, deep and booming voice, he fervently, and often humorously, tells anyone who’ll listen how much he enjoys pipemaking—and how humbled he feels to even [...]
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