Who is your Favorite Current Artisan Pipe Maker ?

[fishmansf]

Love to hear who your favorite artisan pipe makers are so we can share some love for the small businesses!

 

[OzPiper]

Mike Billington of Blakemar Pipes if you like Britwoods.
Classic shapes at affordable prices.

 

[kcghost]

I've like Nate King for quite a while. Occasionally I dream about getting a Nanna Ivarsson but that's out of the question.

 

[fishmansf]

I've like Nate King for quite a while. Occasionally I dream about getting a Nanna Ivarsson but that's out of the question.

Love Nate King too, Kraig Seder is a close second

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Jose Rubio, Ryan Alden and Martin Cermak. Jack Howell would definitely be on my list but I haven't heard of him carving anything for a couple of years.

 

[username]

Scottie Piersel I love her pencil shanks glad I got one when I could afford it.

 

[shanez]

Doug Finlay

 

[paulfg]

not sure if he is currently active, but Michail Kyriazanos

 

[jguss]

Chris Asteriou

 

[Sigmund]

Kai Neilsen
Paul Becker

 

[georged]

Doug Finlay

Yup. ^^^^

Doug is the real deal and the complete package. Equally good at design and excecution.

Here is a pipe he finished just this afternoon:

 

[OzPiper]

On a more esoteric note, perhaps Ms Asami Kikuchi (Tsuge)

 

[newbroom]

My favorite artisan pipe maker is Chris Besse of Red Deer, Alberta. He's gifted me a couple of his works and he is a regular contact that began here in this forum and has been ongoing since I started 10 yrs ago.
His primary focus in on the draft, resulting in excellent smoking apparatus. His skill in the exterior portions has developed as he has acquired more and more tools and experience.
One thing I've learned about Canadian's is that they have a really tough time obtaining tobacco without paying for diamonds and rubies.

 

[georged]

Yup. ^^^^

Doug is the real deal and the complete package. Equally good at design and excecution.

Here is a pipe he finished just this afternoon:


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Immediately after making that ^^^^ biggie, Doug made a smallie:




Needs its final bit of finish-depth-of-color & shininess, but you get the idea.

Make a hell of a cased pair, wouldn't they?


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PS --- Just checked and it's larger than I thought:

5.43 long
1.75 tall
1.31 x .85 chamber
49.8g

 

[dino]

Alex Florov.
That's one of his dangling from my lips in my avatar.

 

[BingBong]

Alex Florov.
That's one of his dangling from my lips in my avatar.

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I'd love a squashed tomato, but man, that is squashed !

 

[sablebrush52]

Tony Fillenwarth, Scottie Piersel, Lee Von Erck. I’m also a fan of Paul Tatum, but he stopped carving years ago.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Lee von Erck and Bruto Sordini. All time favorite goes to Bruce Weaver though, R.I.P.