Pipes
I
discovered my love for pipes in my university days – along with
a problem: how could I find the financial resources to fulfil my
pipe desires?
Even
in the early 1970's, the price of a top handmade pipe was the
equivalent of two monthly rent payments. I was left with two
options: to make my own straight grains or to content myself
with pictures – an
ongoing problem for many people.
That
is why I offer photos of my creations to compensate for expensive – and
sometimes materially impossible – dreams, as well as to provide
inspiration for amateur carvers.
However, there is one thing worth remembering from time to time:
a dream is often more romantic than reality.
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Pipe
of the month
A
true symbiosis between design, grain and surface quality
is something one cannot achieve every day. Flaws in the wood
determine the shape, and compromises are a daily ritual.
Perhaps the pipes featured here are not to everyone's taste,
but – after all – one man's meat is another's poison, and
the piece shown is offered without further comments.
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Gallery
Examples
of my work – though neither an exhaustive nor necessarily
current selection.
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