Clark Layton Pipes

[Civil War]

Does anybody know what happened to Clark Layton this year? He seams to have fallen of the face of the earth. His website is closed and he hasn't posted anything on Facebook since 2022. I don't know if he stopped making pipes and returned to his previous job. I really do think he is one of the better US artisan pipe makers.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Yeah his last posts on Instagram are from April '22.

Surely someone knows something..

 

[sablebrush52]

He was quite the rage for a couple of years, starting about 6-7 years ago, then he faded. Haven't heard his name mentioned here in a long, long time.

 

[crashthegrey]

I reached out to him, as it has been awhile. I'll let you know if I hear something.

 

[alwayslit]

He had a blow out sale on his site about a year ago. I haven't seen anything new hit the market since.

 

[Civil War]

I reached out to him, as it has been awhile. I'll let you know if I hear something.

Thanks!

 

[kcghost]

I think he has pretty much left the carving world.

 

[AroEnglish]

I reached out to him, as it has been awhile. I'll let you know if I hear something.

Did you ever hear back from him?

 

[georged]

I talked to him a fair bit from '14 or so until he started having second thoughts about continuing with carving. The last I heard he made the decision to do other things with his life for reasons not related TO carving.

I loved his slow-burn sense of ironic humor and stand-up approach to dealing with the world in general.

Both he and his work will be missed.

 

[AroEnglish]

I talked to him a fair bit from '14 or so until he started having second thoughts about continuing with carving. The last I heard he made the decision to do other things with his life for reasons not related TO carving.

I loved his slow-burn sense of ironic humor and stand-up approach to dealing with the world in general.

Both he and his work will be missed.

Thanks for the update, George. Sad to see guys with that much skill hang it up but pipes aren't the most important thing. Hopegully he's well and that his path circles back to doing some carving in the future, whether near or far.

 

[crashthegrey]

Sadly, no.

Did you ever hear back from him?

 

[kcghost]

Carvers come and go. We just have to accept that pipe carving is not a very lucrative field, and it probably won't get any better.