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Smio Satou and Urushi

Smio Satou and Urushi

May 10, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

All of Satou's pipes are finished with urushi,a specialized natural Japanese lacquer from the plant Toxicodendron vernicifluum of the same name in Japanese. Japanese lacquer-ware is a traditional process used on wood plates, boxes, vases, bowls and the like to create a largely water impermeable coating that nonetheless allows for gas transfer. ... Read More

Exploring New Blends (9)

Exploring New Blends (9)

April 27, 2012 by Ted Swearingen

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After smoking a handful of straight Virginia blends almost exclusively since November of last year, my taste buds were finally ready for a change around the end of March. I was hoping this would happen, as the notion of getting locked into a certain style of pipe tobacco for the rest of my smoking days, or even a specific blend, terrifies me. ... Read More

Pipes in Film: Saint Simeon and Les Sinners

Pipes in Film: Saint Simeon and Les Sinners

April 20, 2012 by Eric Squires

Believed to have lived from roughly 390 to 459 AD, Saint Simeon the Stylite could be described as, to put it mildly, a rather colorful introvert. Seeking to escape material distractions and worldly temptations, he first sought shelter by concealing himself within in his own hut for a year and a half ... Read More

Morganton Getaway

Morganton Getaway

April 17, 2012 by John Sutherland

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So, if you’ve been keeping up, you’ll know that last week a few of us piled into a car and made a field trip to visit the good folks Cornell & Diehl. I’ve continuously heard rumors about just how nice Craig and Patty Tarlar are, and this is indeed true on a massive scale. ... Read More

100 plus 1 Uses for Discarded Pipes

100 plus 1 Uses for Discarded Pipes

April 10, 2012 by John Sutherland

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Like most creative types, I fancy myself a problem solver, and when one discards an object deeming it no longer of worth, I say “Nay, good Sir or Madam, you just haven’t thought up a good way to recontextualize it. ... Read More

The 2012 SPC Poster

The 2012 SPC Poster

April 6, 2012 by Ted Swearingen

As many of you may have already noticed, we’ve got a new, double-sided Smokingpipes.com poster circulating in the spring edition of Pipes and Tobacco Magazine. Thanks in part to popular demand, we’ll start offering the posters on the site with this coming Monday’s update. ... Read More

Pipes in Film: Lee Van Cleef

Pipes in Film: Lee Van Cleef

April 4, 2012 by Eric Squires

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When Sergio Leone originally cast Clint Eastwood in his first spaghetti Western, he felt that Eastwood's until-then fresh-faced, clean-cut image needed considerable roughing-up, to lend his character a tougher, more ruthless sense of virility than anything he had previously played. ... Read More

A Pipe Maker's Perspective on Choosing a Finish

A Pipe Maker's Perspective on Choosing a Finish

April 2, 2012 by Adam Davidson

Though smooth pipes are extremely popular, and generally command the highest prices, there are quite a few pipemen who prefer other finishes, sometimes because of the less expensive price tag, but also often because of the more stimulating textures. ... Read More

Visiting Savinelli USA

Visiting Savinelli USA

March 27, 2012 by Sykes Wilford

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Wednesday of last week, I made something of a pipe pilgrimage up to the US HQ for Savinelli. I'd been chatting with Giacomo Carlesi, Savinelli's Italy-based export manager and Ruben Ysdiron, CEO of Savinelli USA, by email and phone a bit during the preceding couple of weeks and they convinced me to take the trip ... Read More

Pipe Sightings in Film

Pipe Sightings in Film

March 5, 2012 by Adam Davidson

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I love seeing pipes in old movies, which is just one of the reasons many of my favorite films were made between 1930 and 1950. During this time, men smoked pipes and cigars wherever they pleased and looked stylish while doing it. William H. Powell is one of my favorite actors, and is perhaps best known for his role as Nick Charles in The Thin Man movies. ... Read More

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