These guys are making some phenomenal pipes. If you are an artisan fan they are making pipes as well crafted as any. Not to mention their prices are very reasonable.
What’s Going on in The Czech Republic?
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@hoosierpipeguy has some Martin Cermak pipes. Real lookers too. Maybe he'll post pics.
A college roommate of mine studied abroad in the Czech Republic one semester. He brought back a pipe from there which I found quite attractive and well-made, even though the styling wasn’t to my taste. He also told me pipe smoking is pretty prevalent over there.
@hoosierpipeguy, those are very nice looking pipes! Are they all artisan or is one factory?
No idea, all I know is they make the best damn pipe tools around...for $1.99!
Are you just using electrical tape on your stems? I dont like soft bites but looking for a way to protect from teeth marks.
No issues when you peel the tape off?
I want to make some sort of joke about how they are doing penance for all those awful factory pipes that turned up in pipe shop baskets, but these are gorgeous pipes for sure.
It is friction tape, I get it on Amazon. There's a slight difference in color, the uncovered portion oxidizes more. Cleans up easily.
The colors of the stem/band/shank go really well together on the first one
'Svendborg' pipes are obiously now produced in the Czecz Republic but they don't match the quality they had in the early 70s.
But here is a 'newcomer' who makes high quality pipes at a reasonable price.
Well what going on in Czech Republic thats a good question. Even for me as native Czech, born and bred in Prague. how does come, why so many tallented pipe maker emerged within last few years? I stronly believe it have it own roots in Workshops organized by Jan Klouček and mixed with lively on-line pipe comunity (Pipe smokers and makers forums and its own associated Pipe Club with chapters around the country) with offshoots to modern social media (Facebook).
Lets talk about brand and makers:
Oldřich Jirsa (Jirsa pipes - https://www.jirsa-pipes.cz) as far I know longest existing brand of new breed of pipemakers since early 90's. In my own opinion his brand got trough several ups and downs. Now on rise again, recently seen few of his pipes and my jaw dropped when I seen them, because they look like late 90's pipes from his production hwen he was top and affordable pipemaker in here.
Michal Novák (novakpipes.cz - https://www.novakpipes.cz/en1/). Pipes with distinquished style, but not my cup of tea.
Petr Vobořil (Vobořil Pipes - Pipes, Pipes for sale - http://www.dymky-vp.cz/index.php?lang=en-GB) Unique styled pipes and good smokers as far I can say.
Jan Klouček (Janpipes - http://www.janpipes.cz/) Modified classic style pipes. Somehow Godfather of Czech pipemaking boom several now active (and even inactive) pipemakers started making pipes in his workshop.
Petr Kučera (pipkinpipes.com) Now as it looks inactive pipemaker. He is 1. czech pipemaker whom makes sold his pipes trough Danish Pipe Shop
Radek "Dejmal" Jouza (RX pipes - http://rxpipes.blogspot.com/) Golden handed one, brilliant restorer and pipemaker.
Petr Libora (Petr Pipes - http://petrpipes.blogspot.com/) My personal favourite pipe maker. If you are interested in classic english shapes of best English tradition with value added by sole artitsan work you are in right place. I would highly recommend his spigot pipes, be cause he is very tallented self-taught silversmith.
Martin Čermák (web inactive) One of shooting stars of czech freehand design and also I can recomend his "sub-brand" seawolfpipes.cz which are standard shaped pipes with very reasonable pricing made from machine made stummels with invention of artisanal pipemaker.
Jiřík "Biftek" Maczko (Biftek Pipes - https://www.facebook.com/biftekpipes/) Master of wild freehand design. Absolutely unique styled pipes. Unfortunatelly he did not take any commissions due huge backlog of orders by his own worlds 2 years backlog. He works with best Mimmo Briar and 1. quality german ebonite. He and Martin Čermák buys their briar from Mimmos sawmill on site (they visit him at least once a year).
Pavel "Eclesia" Holub (Eclesia's Pipes - https://www.facebook.com/EclesiaPipemaker) As far I can say almost most recent addition of pipemaking universe. Very unique styled pipes from briar and morta (he dugs his own bog oak).
Ad few more. So many pipemakers, so many nice pipes, not enough funds to buy them all and of course so little time to smoke them.
Jack
Lets talk about brand and makers:
Oldřich Jirsa (Jirsa pipes - https://www.jirsa-pipes.cz) as far I know longest existing brand of new breed of pipemakers since early 90's. In my own opinion his brand got trough several ups and downs. Now on rise again, recently seen few of his pipes and my jaw dropped when I seen them, because they look like late 90's pipes from his production hwen he was top and affordable pipemaker in here.
Michal Novák (novakpipes.cz - https://www.novakpipes.cz/en1/). Pipes with distinquished style, but not my cup of tea.
Petr Vobořil (Vobořil Pipes - Pipes, Pipes for sale - http://www.dymky-vp.cz/index.php?lang=en-GB) Unique styled pipes and good smokers as far I can say.
Jan Klouček (Janpipes - http://www.janpipes.cz/) Modified classic style pipes. Somehow Godfather of Czech pipemaking boom several now active (and even inactive) pipemakers started making pipes in his workshop.
Petr Kučera (pipkinpipes.com) Now as it looks inactive pipemaker. He is 1. czech pipemaker whom makes sold his pipes trough Danish Pipe Shop
Radek "Dejmal" Jouza (RX pipes - http://rxpipes.blogspot.com/) Golden handed one, brilliant restorer and pipemaker.
Petr Libora (Petr Pipes - http://petrpipes.blogspot.com/) My personal favourite pipe maker. If you are interested in classic english shapes of best English tradition with value added by sole artitsan work you are in right place. I would highly recommend his spigot pipes, be cause he is very tallented self-taught silversmith.
Martin Čermák (web inactive) One of shooting stars of czech freehand design and also I can recomend his "sub-brand" seawolfpipes.cz which are standard shaped pipes with very reasonable pricing made from machine made stummels with invention of artisanal pipemaker.
Jiřík "Biftek" Maczko (Biftek Pipes - https://www.facebook.com/biftekpipes/) Master of wild freehand design. Absolutely unique styled pipes. Unfortunatelly he did not take any commissions due huge backlog of orders by his own worlds 2 years backlog. He works with best Mimmo Briar and 1. quality german ebonite. He and Martin Čermák buys their briar from Mimmos sawmill on site (they visit him at least once a year).
Pavel "Eclesia" Holub (Eclesia's Pipes - https://www.facebook.com/EclesiaPipemaker) As far I can say almost most recent addition of pipemaking universe. Very unique styled pipes from briar and morta (he dugs his own bog oak).
Ad few more. So many pipemakers, so many nice pipes, not enough funds to buy them all and of course so little time to smoke them.
Jack
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