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Meet Mr. Herbaugh

Meet Mr. Herbaugh

November 7, 2013 by Bear Graves

I'm the lucky one who gets to chat, often at great length, with carvers who are new to our site. Over the past few weeks, I have had a great deal of fun talking with the artisan who is making his SPC debut tonight, Abe Herbaugh, and to say that it was a genuine pleasure would be almost damning with faint praise. ... Read More

Introducing Scott Thile

Introducing Scott Thile

October 24, 2013 by Bear Graves

I think it's safe to say that I never have, nor ever will be accused of being a "Will Rogers". I have met men that I didn't like and, though damned few, I have met pipe carvers with personalities that left me wondering how they could give away a stick of gum, much less sell a $1000(+) pipe. ... Read More

Inter-tabac: Dortmund 2013

Inter-tabac: Dortmund 2013

October 15, 2013 by Kathryn Mann

It's been a few weeks since Sykes and Dennis went to the Inter-tabac International Trade Fair for Tobacco Products in Dortmund, but it sometimes takes a while for the results of such trips to reach the website; whether it be pipes for you to purchase, or photos for you to view in a blog post. ... Read More

Making Quiet Nights

Making Quiet Nights

October 2, 2013 by Kathryn Mann

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Not too long ago Sykes visited our friends at Cornell & Diehl in Morganton, NC. Today, he is in Asakusa for the Tokyo pipe show. As should go without saying, he hasn't had much time in between the two trips for writing about his experience. ... Read More

Tobacco Blending: Trials and Tradition

Tobacco Blending: Trials and Tradition

September 26, 2013 by Ted Swearingen

As usual, Eric came over Saturday night to continue our traditional enjoyment of smoke, conversation, music, and whatever brandy was recently on blow-out at the local ABC store. It's not like we're stuck in a rut; in my living room we smoke, chat, drink 'Low Country Lobotomy' and listen to music. ... Read More

The Resurgence

The Resurgence

September 9, 2013 by Eric Squires

We're all familiar with Savinelli's convention of having "standard" sized shapes, and then progressing upwards into larger "KS" designs, and then outright massive "EX" renditions. And of course, a good deal of Savinelli's best-known shapes, whether Billiards or Apples or Dublins, are distinctive for having a great combination of proportions leaning more (albeit not entirely) towards the classical English balance, yet a definite Italian flare in their lines. ... Read More

Drew Estate Pipe Tobacco: Coming Soon

Drew Estate Pipe Tobacco: Coming Soon

August 23, 2013 by Bear Graves

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If a tobacco blender issues teasers regarding the release of a new blend, there's a ripple of excitement in the pipe smoking community. If a well-known pipe tobacco company announces that an entire new line of tobaccos is upon the horizon, the anticipation is positively palpable. ... Read More

Making It Rain [Pipes]

Making It Rain [Pipes]

August 22, 2013 by Andrew Wike

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Well, it started just like any other Wednesday. I was sitting in my office, feverishly hunting the freshest pipes in the land, when Alyson Wilford darted in, the door shutting quickly behind her. At this point I was less concerned with who was in my office and more so with why the door was shut, closed doors not being too common at Smokingpipes, especially mine. ... Read More

ROPP: Past, Present, Future

ROPP: Past, Present, Future

August 15, 2013 by Sykes Wilford

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Pipe smoking worldwide declined steadily for the half century between 1960 and 2010. Once home to dozens of pipe manufacturers making many millions of pipes, St. Claude now has three that make fewer than a quarter million pipes a year among them. As has been the case the world over, factories were consolidated. ... Read More

Pipes of Decades Past

Pipes of Decades Past

August 12, 2013 by Sykes Wilford

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In the great marital ledger, I, like most husbands, have some entries in both the credits and debits column. Specifically, I've gained credits for taking my wife to Europe five times in the five years we've been together. ... Read More

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