LET'S PLAY: Pipes Around the World

[Chasing Embers]

All the same maker? Do tell.

Indeed, and a dear friend of mine.

Bittersweet Addition (Pic Heavy) :: Pipe Talk

For the past several years an annual Bruce Weaver commission was how I had come to celebrate my birthday. I first became aware of Bruce's work when attempting to get my dad into pipe smoking. I contacted Bruce about a volcano commission, he happily obliged, and my dad passed away before its...

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[jpmcwjr]

Yes, Bruce Weaver. There have been one or two other postings of the photo and info from Duane.

 

[alexj52]

Hama - South Korea. The blonde stained one belongs to a friend and isn't mine, I just didn't have enoungh photos of my pupe.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Quite elegant! Not my cuppa, but well executed.

 

[Humblepipe]

Yes, Bruce Weaver. There have been one or two other postings of the photo and info from Duane.

Wow!

 

[craiginthecorn]

That chinese one is a beauty! If you hadn’t told me I’d have guessed it was a danish artisan

Thanks! I 100% agree! Beautiful shaping, briar, and stain. The other side is equally beautiful, too. It was an astounding bargain, but prices have more than doubled on Li’s pipes since, and deservedly so.

 

[Humblepipe]

Israel. Sorry for the mug shot, it’s the first one I found with one of the Burl Kings.
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I ended up getting an Alpha based on your recommendation. Great smoker!

 

[jttnk]

Good on’ya 7Charb.

 

[Humblepipe]

Ceylon.

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Russia - Grechukhin

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South Korea - Kim Jong Wook

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China - Zhiputang (Li)
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You really need these displayed in the Smithsonian. All of them are stunning. Have you ever smoked the Russian?

 

[craiginthecorn]

You really need these displayed in the Smithsonian. All of them are stunning. Have you ever smoked the Russian?

Thanks!!!

Yes, I've smoked the Russian, but it's a recent acquisition. Vladimir Grechukhin makes superb smokers. His engineering is perfect for me.

I haven't smoked the Ceylonese nor Ottoman pipes. They are simply on display. I believe that the pipe from Ceylon had actually previously been displayed in the 1950s in an Australian pipe "museum" in an Adelaide pipe shop. The owner was a prominent collector at that time.

 

[glenn_thorpe]

“the last pipe maker still in Canada with roots that go as far back as Brigham.“

neat! I’d never heard of Blatter & Blatter until now. But what about Julius Vesz in Toronto?
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[jpmcwjr]

Well, what about him? I'd like to know as I bet others would.

 

[glenn_thorpe]

Well, what about him? I'd like to know as I bet others would.

The author of post #37 said Blatter and Blatter is the last remaining pipe maker in Canada, but I was asking him what about Julius Vesz. He’s 87 years old and has Been making pipes in Canada Since 1959.
I had the good fortune of meeting him and spending time in his Toronto shop just a week ago. It was so neat! Here’s his website: Tobacco Pipes | Julius Vesz Pipes - https://www.veszpipes.com/

 

[jpmcwjr]

Wow! Not that this pipe is my cuppa, but what a find! (For the many of us who did not know of his existence.) This one is a grand, but there are several lines and price points somewhat lower!

 

[mingc]

The author of post #37 said Blatter and Blatter is the last remaining pipe maker in Canada, but I was asking him what about Julius Vesz. He’s 87 years old and has Been making pipes in Canada Since 1959.
I had the good fortune of meeting him and spending time in his Toronto shop just a week ago. It was so neat! Here’s his website: Tobacco Pipes | Julius Vesz Pipes - https://www.veszpipes.com/

There are other artisans in Canada, among them, Stephen Downie and Michael Parks. Both have talent enough to make you weep.

 

[mingc]

Wow! Not that this pipe is my cuppa, but what a find! (For the many of us who did not know of his existence.) This one is a grand, but there are several lines and price points somewhat lower!

What is it? And from where?

 

[mingc]

Sweden - Gurra. It sits!

 

[SATX Pipe]

Kiev, Ukraine. Valery Ryzhenko



Ebi Daryanavard - Tehran

 

[alaskanpiper]

Kiev, Ukraine. Valery Ryzhenko

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Ebi Daryanavard - Tehran

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Beauts!!!!

 

[tobefrank]

Kiev, Ukraine. Valery Ryzhenko

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Ebi Daryanavard - Tehran

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Beautiful pipes!