A Snapped Tenon Repair for a 1940s/50s HLT “Rest-Rite” Churchwarden

The next pipe on the worktable is the second commissioned by pipeman Doug who lives north of Philadelphia. The Churchwarden is a unique pipe in ‘pipedom’. It is the only pipe that is given a shape name based not upon the stummel but the stem. As I understand the origins of the pipe’s name, the …

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An Upgrade for a Whimsical Lorenzo Hourglass Matera Studio 807 Italy

It’s been a long road getting back to the worktable to work on the next pipe. I DO appreciate the patience of pipemen waiting for their commissioned pipes. The trip my wife and I finished the beginning of the February took us to Southern California where we celebrated Christmas and New Year's with family and …

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