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Black Bamboo

Black Bamboo

June 7, 2012 by Adam Davidson

I wanted to talk a little bit about pipe making in future blogs because, as Sykes points out, we each have something unique to contribute. And as the only pipemaker here at Smokingpipes.com, I wager there's at least a little bit of pipe making knowledge rattling around in my cranium like a moth in a mayonnaise jar, so here I’ll try to share some of what I've learned and observed over the years. ... Read More

Italy 2012: Claudio Cavicchi's Shapes

Italy 2012: Claudio Cavicchi's Shapes

May 27, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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One of the highlights of my trip to Italy each year is my afternoon with Claudio Cavicchi, his wife Daniela and his good friend (and occasional translator) Gianfranco Musoni. There area handful of reasons for this, but it boils down to two things: ... Read More

Italy 2012: Savinelli Part I

Italy 2012: Savinelli Part I

May 25, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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I spent two full days visiting Savinelli for the first time this past Monday and Tuesday. I've decided that one blog post simply can't do the whole experience justice, so I've opted to split it into two (or even three; we shall see). Almost the entire first day was spent poking around the factory. ... Read More

Italy 2012: Castello

Italy 2012: Castello

May 24, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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I'm beginning this little missive while Marco Parascenzo and Franco Coppo are locked in detailed discussion. I love listening to the lilting, almost musical, Italian, though I have little sense of what they're discussing. ... Read More

Italy 2012: Radice

Italy 2012: Radice

May 23, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

I landed at Milan-Malpensa airport at 8:30am, Sunday morning. Yes, I was tired, but I was also far too excited about the next few days to let something like a little sleep deprivation bother me. My first appointment would be that very afternoon at Radice ... Read More

Pipe Light or Die

Pipe Light or Die

May 21, 2012 by Ted Swearingen

So you’ve just spent a bundle on a new pipe. You wrestled long and hard with the decision to part with such hard-earned money over a piece of wood and rubber (or plastic; and maybe some silver or horn too), and now that it’s yours you’ve only done as much as stare at it longingly. ... Read More

Pipes in Film: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Pipes in Film: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

May 15, 2012 by Eric Squires

Though British intelligence officer-turned-author John Le Carre's 1974 espionage novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was released as a full-blown Hollywood production just last year, a much more in depth, and according to many, all-in-all outright superior treatment was given to the "Cambridge Five"-inspired narrative some thirty-odd years previous. ... Read More

Chicago 2012

Chicago 2012

May 14, 2012 by Ted Swearingen

The Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show is an orgiastic smorgasbord of some of the finest tobacco pipes ever made, past and present. Technically speaking, this year the event began on Saturday morning and ran through Sunday afternoon, and was prefaced on Friday by a short pre-show event held in the Smoking Tent just adjacent to the show room floor proper. ... Read More

From the SPC Lab: Aging Tobacco

From the SPC Lab: Aging Tobacco

May 14, 2012 by John Sutherland

Working for Smokingpipes.com is, for the record, as much fun as many of you have suggested you think it is, and sometimes even more so. Case in point: Friday some of us got together to experiment with stoving tobacco. ... Read More

Nanna Ivarsson's Seven Day Set

Nanna Ivarsson's Seven Day Set

May 11, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

In the decade-and-change since Smokingpipes's founding there have been a handful of truly memorable times where I've found myself looking at a particular example of a pipemaker's work which has left me so amazed at the effort and artisanship that went into it, and so humbled by the implicit responsibility to act as a representative for it on my own part, that I've been left speechless. ... Read More

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