Bjarne Nielsen, the owner and the founder of Bjarne Pipes, passed away in February 2008. The company was founded in 1973 and became Denmark’s largest pipe manufacturer of 100% hand made pipes. Bjarne Nielsen’s pipes are recognized as a great value. His goal was to make high quality Danish pipes at a reasonable price. Bjarne pipes are hand made of the highest quality Grecian and Calabrian plateau briar. Get one of his excellent pipes while you still can.

This is a Viking pipe, made by Bjarne. This pipe measures approximately 5 5/8″ Long x 1 3/4″ High with a bowl diameter of 1 1/4″ and a maximum bowl width of 1 3/8″.

See a Listing of Bjarne Pipes for Sale Here

Nat Sherman is a world-renowned purveyor of fine luxury tobacco products. Their store in New York City is about to celebrate it’s 80th year.

You will find all types of luxury tobacco, from the famous 100% additive-free natural tobacco cigarettes like MCD’s and Naturals, to premium cigars, and of course, pipes and pipe tobacco. Nat Sherman is a family-owned and operated business currently headed by the namesake’s son, Joel Sherman. Mr. Sherman graciously took time out of his busy schedule to chat with us over the phone.

Being a man of great experience and knowledge in this business, I decided to start out by asking him for a brief background and history of the company and how he has seen things change over the years.

I want to thank the guy that gave me some Maltese Falcon to try at the 2009 Chicago Pipe Show. I don’t remember his name, but Maltese Falcon has become one of my favorite pipe tobacco blends. I have been smoking it for the last three days straight and I am not tired of it yet. I have had it in the morning, afternoon and night. It is tasty and delightful at anytime of day. To describe this tobacco in a word, I would say "Flavorful". It’s like a rich strong dark coffee with a little bit of milk and sugar added to tame any sharp bite you might get.

We add another photo shoot to our pipe smoking women with the debut of Alena.

Alena took time out from her studies to relax smoking a "pot" shaped briar pipe.

Alena Smokes a Pot - CLICK HERE FOR FULL GALLERY

Lane Limited Two Tone Smooth Bent Pipe, made by Lane. This pipe measures approximately 4 3/4″ Long x 1 3/4″ High with a bowl diameter of 1 1/4″ and a maximum bowl width of 1 3/8″.

See More Lane Pipes Here

Bjarne Nielsen, the owner and the founder of Bjarne Pipes, passed away in February 2008. The company was founded in 1973 and became Denmark’s largest pipe manufacturer of 100% hand made pipes. Bjarne Nielsen’s pipes are recognized as a great value. His goal was to make high quality Danish pipes at a reasonable price. Bjarne pipes are hand made of the highest quality Grecian and Calabrian plateau briar. Get one of his excellent pipes while you still can.

This is a Viking pipe, made by Bjarne. This pipe measures approximately 5 1/2″ Long x 1 3/4″ High with a bowl diameter of 1″ and a maximum bowl width of 1 3/8″.

See a Listing of Bjarne Pipes for Sale Here

Real Briar Rustic Pipe #5. These Briar pipes were made by Lorenzo in the late 1970’s. This pipe measures approximately 5 5/8″ Long x 2 1/4″ High with a bowl diameter of 1 3/8″and a maximum bowl width of 1 3/8″.

See More Pipes Here

Millicent Fenwick - grandmother, publisher, state senator - Pipe Smoker

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If you live in the largest city in America, and enjoy ANY type of flavored tobacco, it’s time to start stocking up before you are forced to buy online. If you’re a retailer selling tobacco in New York, we feel sorry for you.

If you’re an adult that has been enjoying the freedom of taking pleasure in tobacco products in the largest city in America, in what is supposed to be the freest country in the world, another one of your freedoms just got taken away.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill into law on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products within New York City limits. The signing of bill 433-A, which was proposed on October 13 and put on Bloomberg’s desk two weeks ago, will render the sale of ALL flavored tobacco products; including flavored cigars and flavored pipe tobacco products illegal in New York City in 120 days (February 28, 2010).

This measure is more strict than the recent FDA ban, which banned flavored cigarettes (including cloves, but not menthol), as it extends to flavored cigars, chewing tobacco and pipe tobacco.

"Introductory number (433-A) would ban the sale of tobacco products with characterizing flavors, except for menthol, mint, or wintergreen, in any location other than a tobacco bar," said Bloomberg in the official press release. "This bill improves upon the recent federal ban on flavored cigarettes and makes New York City the first city to protect children from all flavored products on the market."

It seems no one told the mayor that it is already illegal for any tobacco products, whether they are flavored or not, to be sold to or bought by children.

"I feel like I’m in a bad episode of The Twilight Zone" bemoaned Kevin Godbee, editor of PipesMagazine.com. "We’re going to Manhattan to Davidoff of Geneva in two weeks to film a video, and I just can’t imagine that in one of the greatest cities in the world, one of my favorite cities, that something as friendly and soothing as an aromatic pipe tobacco will be illegal. Can’t we get an exemption similar to "medical marijuana"? I never thought I would see the day that marijuana starts becoming more legal, while aromatic pipe tobacco becomes illegal. This is like a bad dream that I can’t wake up from. And by the way, why are all flavors evil except for menthol, mint, or wintergreen? I loved mint candies when I was a kid. Did something change? Are kids repelled by mint today? Or is it that the largest sales of flavored tobacco products are menthol cigarettes and they made some kind of inside deal?"

Speaking of "inside deals", make sure you don’t miss this significant part of the new law:

[17-703] 17-715 Sale of flavored tobacco products prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any flavored tobacco product except in a tobacco bar. (Emphasis added)

i. "Tobacco bar" has the meaning as such term is defined in subdivision jj of section 17-502 of this code.

While referencing "this code", the definition of a “tobacco bar” is not contained in the new document. You can download the pdf here:
NY-City-Flavorings-Ban-10.2009.pdf.

You will not find the definition of a tobacco bar in that document.

However, we did some research and found that the definition of a tobacco bar is vague, ambiguous and telling of potential favoritism.

Source: http://www.tobacco.org/resources/documents/021211nycbill.html

Apparently, any tobacco bars in existence after 2001 are out. If you are "grand-fathered" in, you can never move either.

It is not clear if an establishment must have personal humidors for rent to qualify, but it seems so. ""Tobacco bar" is a bar that, in the calendar year ending December 31, 2001, generated ten percent or more of its total annual gross income from the on-site sale of tobacco products and the rental of on-site humidors". A reasonable person would say that it can be either or, but as usual these laws are written so they can be interpreted different ways.

We hope the CRA and the IPCPR will be organizing rallies, protests and lobbying to stop this reckless, mindless theft of our freedoms.

Bjarne Nielsen, the owner and the founder of Bjarne Pipes, passed away in February 2008. The company was founded in 1973 and became Denmark’s largest pipe manufacturer of 100% hand made pipes. Bjarne Nielsen’s pipes are recognized as a great value. His goal was to make high quality Danish pipes at a reasonable price. Bjarne pipes are hand made of the highest quality Grecian and Calabrian plateau briar. Get one of his excellent pipes while you still can.

This is a Viking pipe, made by Bjarne. This pipe measures approximately 5 1/4″ Long x 1 7/8″ High with a bowl diameter of 1 1/8″ and a maximum bowl width of 1 3/8″.

See a Listing of Bjarne Pipes for Sale Here