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America's First Artisan Pipe Makers

America's First Artisan Pipe Makers

July 13, 2023 by Gabriel Bass

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When we think of artisan pipe makers these days, the image conjured is likely of a craftsman painstakingly shaping a block of briar amid a panoramic scene of lathes and belt sanders. The prevailing narrative is that pipe making was largely an industrial process prior to the mid-20th century, when Sixten Ivarsson ... Read More

Common Tobacco Pipe Materials: Briar, Meerschaum, and More

Common Tobacco Pipe Materials: Briar, Meerschaum, and More

July 7, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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Modern pipes are made from a number of materials: briar, meerschaum, clay, various woods like cherrywood and olivewood, corn cobs, morta (also called bog-oak), and gourds are the most popular. They've withstood generations of use and have proven to be good performers. For someone just deciding to explore pipe ... Read More

Enhanced Pipe-Smoking Flavor and Comfort with Breath Smoking

Enhanced Pipe-Smoking Flavor and Comfort with Breath Smoking

July 6, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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Many of the challenges encountered by pipe smokers can be minimized or terminated through the practice of breath smoking. Breath smoking, when mastered, dispenses with excessive moisture and gurgle, tongue bite, frequent relights, and flavor compromised by the inordinate generation of heat. ... Read More

Smokingpipes' Own Shane Ireland Has Joined The Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers De Saint-Claude

Smokingpipes' Own Shane Ireland Has Joined The Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers De Saint-Claude

June 30, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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The discovery of briarwood as a medium for pipes was perhaps the most important technological advancement in pipe-making history. Before briar, fragile clay and meerschaum pipes dominated the choices of pipe smokers, supplemented by pipes of various kinds of wood: boxwood, cherry, beech, maple ... Read More

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: July 2023

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: July 2023

June 28, 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 nine unique images, split between desktop and mobile orientations and available for download in two high-resolution formats. ... Read More

Tobacco and Book Pairings

Tobacco and Book Pairings

June 15, 2023 by Gabriel Bass

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Everyone knows there's nothing quite like a good book to accompany a bowl of good tobacco — even better when accompanied by a nice beverage of some sort. But what about specific combinations of literature and tobacco? I think there are a few pairings that work especially well together, both to heighten ... Read More

Cornell & Diehl's The Old Ones: A Series of Lovecraftian Pipe Tobaccos

Cornell & Diehl's The Old Ones: A Series of Lovecraftian Pipe Tobaccos

June 9, 2023 by Davin Hylton

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Cornell and Diehl's The Old Ones collection pays tribute to an icon of American letters and the father of Cosmicism — Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Though not the first series in C&D's vast portfolio to pay tribute to the work of an esteemed American writer, The Old Ones is distinct in both its artwork and naming conventions, which draw directly from Lovecraft's stories of terror and dread. ... Read More

Pipe Smoking Desktop Backgrounds: June 2023

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

Briar Curing: From Sawmill To Smoke

Briar Curing: From Sawmill To Smoke

May 26, 2023 by Chuck Stanion

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We've all experienced the "break-in" period, loading bowl after bowl into a new pipe while it shows no gratitude whatsoever and delivers acrid, hot, astringent smoke to our bewildered palates. Its online photos had accurately depicted the wonderful shape and finish, but the flavors it's delivering do not match the pipe's ... Read More

Smooth Sailing: Exploring Cornell & Diehl's Melville at Sea Series

Smooth Sailing: Exploring Cornell & Diehl's Melville at Sea Series

May 24, 2023 by Gabriel Bass

Every generation has its literary titans who create works that speak deeply to their respective age in the language of the day. Within that milieu are voices whose words resonate through the ages, while the rest, though talented, are eventually relegated to obscurity outside academic circles. Even among the few who retain ... Read More

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