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 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
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
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 