This striking Preben Holm Freehand has been waiting patiently for me to pay some attention to it since September 2019. Most of the pipes I purchase go into the For “Pipe Dreamers” ONLY! collection to help financially support the Daughters of Bulgaria, now called Spring of Hope. However, on this day in 2019, trolling on …
Continue reading A Christmas Pipe for Me?! A Preben Holm Hand Cut of Copenhagen, Denmark
The next four pipes on the worktable were commissioned by pipeman Justin from the great state of Alabama. Justin should receive a reward for being the most stalwart Pipe Dreamer that I know! His fame comes from his pipe dreaming when he commissioned what I called a ‘Bless his heart’ pipe. I would say, Justin …
Continue reading The First of Four Gifts From Bulgaria: A Prince Amled Danmark Freehand Pickaxe
The next pipe on the worktable came to me from a pipeman in nearby Lakewood, Colorado. I met him when I responded to a Facebook Marketplace ad for a Zero Gravity recliner. When I went to his house to eyeball the recliner, I pulled up to the driveway and saw a pipeman in his comfy …
Continue reading New Beginnings for a Preben Holm Ben Wade Deluxe Hand Made Denmark Freehand
The next pipe on the worktable had to wait a bit for me to get back to the worktable. My wife and I made a trip to the Greek island of Rhodes that was both work and play. The work was attending a Europe Area Retreat for the mission we have served with for the …
Continue reading New Life for a HANDMADE IN DENMARK Rusticated Freehand
The next pipe on the worktable is a beauty. The Stanwell Hand Made came to me in what I call the Lot of 68 that I acquired from an online estate auction from a seller in New Hartford, Connecticut, in February 2019. The pipe is marked among other pipes that are still waiting to be …
Continue reading Restoring a Sixten Ivarsson Stanwell Hand Made in Denmark 23 Strawberry
The next pipe on the worktable came to me from a pipeman in Lakewood, Colorado, who was reducing his collection. I met him when he placed for sale online a Zero Gravity recliner which I went to check out. When I pulled into his driveway, he was sitting comfortably in his own chair with a …
Continue reading An Exquisite Ben Wade Preben Holm Prominence A 4 Hand Made in Denmark Freehand
My wife and I continue our 4-month road trip that began in Golden, Colorado, camping with our small travel trailer. We have been in the Allegheny National Forest enjoying (finally) some gentle sunny dry weather. This morning, we got our ‘steps’ in and enjoyed looking at this finger of the Allegheny Reservoir at the Kiasutha …
One of the things that I have had to learn is that I can’t keep them all. When I go on the hunt searching for pipes and then find a pipe of great value, I’m ever faced with the dilemma: ‘Should I keep this one for my personal collection?’ Most of the time, I would …
Continue reading A Striking Søren Hand-Carved Made in Denmark Freehand is Given New Life
The W.Ø. Larsen HANDMADE came to me in August 2021 in what I call the Lakewood Lot of 14. I met Ron in the Denver suburb of Lakewood when I went to his house to purchase a Zero Gravity reclining lawn chair. When I pulled up to his house, he was sitting in the driveway …
Continue reading Refreshing a Striking W.Ø. Larsen HANDMADE Selected Grain 15 Made in Denmark
With Christmas soon to come, I have received commissions from loved ones of very fortunate pipe men. This beautiful Nørdin Freehand was commissioned by Jocelyn who wrote to me with this request: We live in Butler PA, USA. My husband, Mark, is an avid pipe smoker. I would love to give him a unique, possibly …
Continue reading A Christmas Gift for a Blessed Husband: A Nørdin Made in Denmark Freehand
The Pipe Steward 