JT Cooke Announced His Retirement

[gamzultovah]

Well, Damn…

 

[Waning Embers]

To be honest, I thought he retired several years ago.

 

[bayareabriar]

I was just reading an interview with/about him the other day and tried reaching out to him for a pipe. I actually checked my email a few times today and yesterday in hopes to see a reply. I don’t think I’ll see one. Double darn.

 

[sablebrush52]

He made that decision some time ago. There is a sale of part of his pipe collection on the Vermont Freehand site. Some really nice pipes with an interesting history are available and prices have been reduced.

https://vermontfreehand.com/jt-cooke-collection/

 

[VDL_Piper]

He stopped a few months ago. I had commissions with him that he couldn’t complete and which I fully understood why he couldn’t but our pastime is poorer for his withdrawal.

 

[rmpeeps]

I can’t remember the year, but there was a fundraiser for his carpel tunnel surgery many years ago.
What a community.
Lots of good pipes since.

 

[mingc]

Steve Norse at Vermont Freehand started selling some of JT's pipe collection earlier this summer and announced JT's retirement then. I don't remember how I heard about it.

 

[kcghost]

Sad day for all pipe men!! JT carved magnificent pipes for many years. It is a shame I could never purchase one as they are extremely expensive.

 

[bayareabriar]

This one should be coming in the mail tomorrow. May be one of his earlier pipes (or another Cooke for all I know) 1970 something…