HI everyone, I after wanting to get back into smoking I stumbled upon a shop in France where the owner is an artisan and he claims that the shop has been there for 130 years, so I decided to buy one of the pipes he made, instead of an off the shelf type of pipe.
There was a selection of pipes some he made the rest were categorized by brands, I noticed a selection of white pipes with an amber stem, it was the first time I had seen a white pipe. After I made sure it was one of the ones he made himself I went for it
Before buying asked him these questions:
is the stem made of stone .........he answered : yes.
how long does it takes for you to make it ? .........he answered : about a day.
would the outside turn black after using it for a while ? .........he answered : yes (I didn't mind since it would add to the charm of it)
what is the bowl made of ? .........he answered : briar.
is the case custom made? .........he answered : yes I artisan makes them for me.
He sold me the pipe making me believe he made it himself, the handle was stone and it took about a day to make it.
After I came home my brother pointed out it probably wasn't stone, and after doing some google search I started doubting everything he told me about the pipe. and I'm thinking maybe he bought it for cheap online and scams people into thinking it's a high quality pipe he made in his shop
I took a few pics of the pipe so you can see by yourself.
the last picture shows an engraving on the pipe. if he's telling the truth it's the engraving of his shop ?
Thank you all in advance for all your help
There was a selection of pipes some he made the rest were categorized by brands, I noticed a selection of white pipes with an amber stem, it was the first time I had seen a white pipe. After I made sure it was one of the ones he made himself I went for it
Before buying asked him these questions:
is the stem made of stone .........he answered : yes.
how long does it takes for you to make it ? .........he answered : about a day.
would the outside turn black after using it for a while ? .........he answered : yes (I didn't mind since it would add to the charm of it)
what is the bowl made of ? .........he answered : briar.
is the case custom made? .........he answered : yes I artisan makes them for me.
He sold me the pipe making me believe he made it himself, the handle was stone and it took about a day to make it.
After I came home my brother pointed out it probably wasn't stone, and after doing some google search I started doubting everything he told me about the pipe. and I'm thinking maybe he bought it for cheap online and scams people into thinking it's a high quality pipe he made in his shop
I took a few pics of the pipe so you can see by yourself.
the last picture shows an engraving on the pipe. if he's telling the truth it's the engraving of his shop ?
Thank you all in advance for all your help