Category Archives: Pipe Reviews & Pipe Makers

Karlheinz Joura and His Love of Freedom

Rick Newcombe Karlheinz Joura is one of my favorite people in the pipe world. He is also a skilled artisan whose pipes are considered among the most beautiful and best […]

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Talking Pipes with Artisans from NeatPipes The Party 2.0

Lori Brown During our attendance at Neatpipes The Party 2.0 in Milan, Italy, for which you can read the coverage here, we took some time to talk details with a […]

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The Story of a Custom Cob

Steve Graves When I first started seriously exploring corn cob pipes, my question was "Do cobs smoke as well as briars?" Now, my question has become, "Do any of my […]

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Low Country Pipe, Li Zhesong, & Chinese Pipe Making

A. Miller A week ago, through some unusual circumstances, I had an opportunity to make a pilgrimage to Pipe Mecca—Low Country Pipe and Cigar and the headquarters of SmokingPipes.com. For […]

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Protecting Your Investment With an Investment

James Foster When I was at a recent pipe show I noticed a guy walking around with a messenger bag that looked really nice. I asked him if it carried […]

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Twain and His Creations Arrive in Corn Cob Fame

A. Miller A few months ago a friend of mine took a look at my pipe collection and furled his brow slightly. "You know," he said, "You wouldn’t burn the […]

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Smoothing Out Ruff Edges

James Foster I had first heard about some of Rik’s custom tampers after seeing a tamper that looked very much like a cigar, ash and all. Doing a double take […]

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Wolf Zheng, Making Pipes on a 30th Floor Balcony

A. Miller If you’re anything like me, you spent at least one bowl this last week wishing you were in Chicago and enjoying the glory of shiny pipes and tobacco […]

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It’s All Greek To Me

E. Roberts Impossible as it seems, it’s been a year since the Chicagoland International Pipe and Tobacciana Show, and the date for this year’s extravaganza is fast approaching. Last year’s […]

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Majestic Meerschaum

Examining a MeerQueen Meerschaum Floral Pipe Tom Spithaler Since cave men discovered fire (if that’s the history you choose to believe in…) people have been burning things for a number […]

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