johnypipes, Pipe Maker from Iran
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The knowledge of Iranians is very high and they read and follow all magazines and articles. Therefore, there is no problem in the methods. Any brand they want exists in Iran and they buy it. If it is a brand that is not in Iran, they buy it from another country. However, the preference of smokers is to buy pipes from Iranian pipe makers.
Thank you for joining and for sharing a bit of your fascinating journey with your craft, your locale (I don't often see Iran listed as a member's locale, perhaps I'm missing many of them?), and your kind responses to welcoming posts.
I'm guessing that Persian history with tobacco use and perhaps pipe smoking is rich and varied over the centuries--perhaps longer. I wonder how long people have been smoking here in the U.S.--it seems possible to me, often longer than the last few centuries. Perhaps ancient Persia has a long smoking history; if not with tobacco, then with some sort of herbs or plants (I haven't read about this yet, but look forward to learning more). I have to suspect than Cyrus the Great had a pipe to two LOL, if not a couple of hundred--I just don't know what he put in them
(no reference to drugs here, perhaps some kind of herbal blends?).
I also wonder if smoking in public, including cars (drivers only?), is a law there like it is here in some places in the U.S.? The friends I've had from Iran over the decades have been smokers, mostly cigarettes. But I recall learning that the cigar icon (at least for me LOL) from Davidoff in London, Edward Sahakian, is originally from Iran (I don't know where in Iran?)? Perhaps more people actually smoke pipes in Iran in homes, cafes, etc. than now in my area (I'm in East Texas, US)--the only smoking I do in public is in our town's park and when I put my lit pipe in my pocket when entering the grocery store, Lowes, or Walmart (LOL!).
Is one area more "pipe friendly" in Iran than another (i.e., Tehran, Isfahan, etc.)?
I'm guessing that Persian history with tobacco use and perhaps pipe smoking is rich and varied over the centuries--perhaps longer. I wonder how long people have been smoking here in the U.S.--it seems possible to me, often longer than the last few centuries. Perhaps ancient Persia has a long smoking history; if not with tobacco, then with some sort of herbs or plants (I haven't read about this yet, but look forward to learning more). I have to suspect than Cyrus the Great had a pipe to two LOL, if not a couple of hundred--I just don't know what he put in them
(no reference to drugs here, perhaps some kind of herbal blends?).I also wonder if smoking in public, including cars (drivers only?), is a law there like it is here in some places in the U.S.? The friends I've had from Iran over the decades have been smokers, mostly cigarettes. But I recall learning that the cigar icon (at least for me LOL) from Davidoff in London, Edward Sahakian, is originally from Iran (I don't know where in Iran?)? Perhaps more people actually smoke pipes in Iran in homes, cafes, etc. than now in my area (I'm in East Texas, US)--the only smoking I do in public is in our town's park and when I put my lit pipe in my pocket when entering the grocery store, Lowes, or Walmart (LOL!).
Is one area more "pipe friendly" in Iran than another (i.e., Tehran, Isfahan, etc.)?
Hello my dear friend.Thank you for joining and for sharing a bit of your fascinating journey with your craft, your locale (I don't often see Iran listed as a member's locale, perhaps I'm missing many of them?), and your kind responses to welcoming posts.
I'm guessing that Persian history with tobacco use and perhaps pipe smoking is rich and varied over the centuries--perhaps longer. I wonder how long people have been smoking here in the U.S.--it seems possible to me, often longer than the last few centuries. Perhaps ancient Persia has a long smoking history; if not with tobacco, then with some sort of herbs or plants (I haven't read about this yet, but look forward to learning more). I have to suspect than Cyrus the Great had a pipe to two LOL, if not a couple of hundred--I just don't know what he put in them
I also wonder if smoking in public, including cars (drivers only?), is a law there like it is here in some places in the U.S.? The friends I've had from Iran over the decades have been smokers, mostly cigarettes. But I recall learning that the cigar icon (at least for me LOL) from Davidoff in London, Edward Sahakian, is originally from Iran (I don't know where in Iran?)? Perhaps more people actually smoke pipes in Iran in homes, cafes, etc. than now in my area (I'm in East Texas, US)--the only smoking I do in public is in our town's park and when I put my lit pipe in my pocket when entering the grocery store, Lowes, or Walmart (LOL!).
Is one area more "pipe friendly" in Iran than another (i.e., Tehran, Isfahan, etc.)?
I am happy to see that with all the problems of Iran, you are familiar with the greatness and glory of its history and you know Cyrus the Great.
Yes, we have no problem with smoking on the street or while driving or in a special cafe.
Usually, the number of smokers is more in Tehran, but there are many smokers everywhere in Iran.
In ancient times, Iranians also used a pipe, but they called it "chopogh".
Even here there are woods for making pipes which are very beautiful.
And we must remember that ole Sherlock kept his tobacco in a Persian slipper.
I just googled some of those chopogh pipes, and they are extremely interesting. They seem similar to the Japanese kiseru, or even the medwakh pipes used for dohka. Are they used for regular pipe tobacco, or some kind of a special preparation?
Hello and welcome from the DC/MD area!
I have two very dear friends from Iran! One is an incredible Viola player and comes from a family of musicians, the other is a violin player who's also fantasitc.
checking out your pipes on blueroom as I type this! Beautiful work!
I have two very dear friends from Iran! One is an incredible Viola player and comes from a family of musicians, the other is a violin player who's also fantasitc.
checking out your pipes on blueroom as I type this! Beautiful work!
Unfortunately, the photo of the pipes I made was deleted by the forum administrator and I cannot post a photo. I think you should search
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thanks my friend. I hope you will have good memories of friendship with Iranians
Hello my friend. Yes, he was a great man and we Iranians respect him very much
see that's a lot of info. I hate to tell you this but a lot of westerners who write about stuff seem to think that Medwakh is the main pipe game in town. I've read there are x% pipe smokers Iran probably mostly Medwakh smokers. So in short thank you so much. Follow up question. So any pipe tobacco brands the rest of us are missing out on?
no my friend Iranians do not use medwakh very much. Arab countries use medwakh.
To alot of westerners you just said something like cats don't eat mice, felines eat mice. I know.... But to a lot of us Arab just means anyone from the Middle East. Or in other words it's a big world out there and people only get little glimpses of it at a time. And it's always pretty cool to get first hand accounts instead of the usual second hand info.
I do indeed! I hope to one day be able to visit Iran with them. I love Persian food and music and would love to see that part of the world.
Cheers!
Welcome from the mountains of New York State, and thank you for reaching out about the pipe show. I look forward to discussing further with you.
Howdy! Welcome from Texas!
Glad to have you here. We would all love to see pictures of your pipes on here. Feel free to share whenever you like.
Glad to have you here. We would all love to see pictures of your pipes on here. Feel free to share whenever you like.
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