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Crable

"Joe doesn't carve anymore (he does, see edit below), and it's quite a shame. Known for his "Medieval Jawbreaker" shape and his outrageous volcanoes (see below!!!). Well, being from the Big Island of Hawaii, which is home to Kilauea Volcano, it is easy to see where he gets his inspiration. This pipe is a true volcano in every sense of the word. The attention to detail and the accompanying grain on this pipe is awesome. If you've got the mustard to smoke this volcano, be aware of its immense size, nearly 9" long and 160g in weight. Shank extension looks like cocobolo, but not sure. A definite centerpiece."
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Joseph M. Crable lives in Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750 and his main occupation is being a firefighter.
Back in 1998 or 1999 he carved his first pipe on a trial basis. The result wasn't too overwhelming. As he couldn't find a tutor in the midst of the Pacific, he ordered a copy of "Pimo's Guide to Pipe-Crafting at Home" to teach himself. This booklet must have been very helpful, because Joe released his first pipe for sale in 2000.
Joe Crable's pipes quickly found an increasing number of friends delighted with his work. Trever Talbert did the sandblasting on some them, which is surely a good recommendation. He started the Kealakekua Pipe Shoppe, where he also sold some coffee living in the heart of the famous Kona coffee area.
 
All of a sudden it was over. In February of 2006 Joe said "Aloha" on the ASP forum "after a long absence. Still lurking in the shadows over here on my volcano island. Have I made any pipes lately? No. However I am thinking about it, and how I might go about it differently this time. Why did I stop?
Carving became too close to a job and I couldn't create, not a bit. So I've been thinking about shining up my rusted carving tools and making a few pipes starting with a "Volcano", just for the enjoyment of it. Whenever and whatever I feel like doing; like I started to."
Any newer news about him?
Mahalo nui!
Here you can find a little Gallery of Joe's pipes. Enjoy!
UPDATE October 2024 by Joe Crable:
I am making pipes again but not quite for sale… yet. Been retired from the fire dept since 2017 and moved to the mainland. You can find me and what I’m working on at my Instagram spot under Clever_Codger. Please stop and say hello. I hope to set up a real shop by 2026. Till then I’m working off of kits from Trevor Talbert. He does a great job! If you want to try making pipes, please give it a try! My “shop” mostly fits in a toolbox. You Tube is full of help, and the pipe making community is a great family that still loves to share and help. 
=== Contact Information ===
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clever_codger/
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: United States
Craig Buchanan

Craig Buchanan was the owner of Buchanan Tobacco Shop in Myrtle Beach SC. He apparently had pipes made for the shop from atleast two sources in England. One was Comoy's, indicated by the typical circular Made in England stamp, and at lease one other using an in line stamp.
 
The following is from an obituary: 
"Craig A. Buchanan, age 64, of Salem, died at 1:21 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012, at Salem Community Hospital. He was born March 3, 1948, in Salem, the son of Doreen Brubaker."
"He attended West Branch High School and owned and operated the Buchanan Tobacco Shop in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He had previously worked for MPI Labels for 25 years."
"His wife, Karen (Murray) Buchanan, whom he married June 8, 1991, survives him, along with two sons, Michael (Belinda) Buchanan of Berlin Center and Kristofer (Jenny) Sekely of Charleston, S.C.; a daughter, Ashley Sekely of Salem; and four grandchildren, Cooper, Makenzie, Atalie and Lily."
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Creative Briar Pipes

From Al's website :
For the pipe enthusiast that may find the history of Creative Briar Pipes interesting, I would be happy to give you a brief narrative of past events.
Creative Briar Pipes was established in 1972. I purchased my first pipe in 1970, and as any pipe smoker knows, you need more than one pipe. I located a pipe shop that manufactured their own pipes, Malaga Pipes in Royal Oak Michigan. After talking to the owner Manny Khoubesser about pipe making, I purchased one of his pipes and mentioned to him I would like to try making a pipe for myself, that was the beginning of a great friendship. After two years of questions that Manny was always willing to give me the time to answer, and a lot of plateau briar blocks, I began to acquire a sense of style and technique that produced a pipe that was appealing to the eye, and also enjoyable to smoke. It was then when I felt accomplished enough to manufacture my freehand pipes to sell. I began selling pipes to friends and acquaintance. Soon after, I started to sell pipes to pipe shops in the area. I continued making freehand pipes for about ten years. As my family grew and my job as a wood model maker for the automotive industry required more of my time, I found less time to spend on pipe making. I eventually had to set my pipe business aside.
I am now retired as a wood model maker, and my three children are grown and on their own. I have found myself with all the time I need to devote to making freehand pipes, and I am enjoying it more than ever. As a model maker for 38 years, I acquired an eye for symmetry and a style for smooth flowing lines, that I apply to my pipes, creating a unique and artistic quality. My pipes are drilled on a fixture I developed to insure perfect alignment and accuracy on every pipe. My pipe making today is a true labor of love.
Sincerely Yours
Al Perkowski
 Al Perkowski
 40383 Capitol Drive
 Sterling Heights, MI 48313
 Phone: (586) 247-4073
 mailto:pipes@creativebriarpipes.com
Creator’s Design Pipes & Blades

Creator's Design Pipes are handcrafted by artisan pipe carver and finish detailers Dan and Amy Sanford in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. "We believe that all creativity is a gift from a creative God, thus the name of our pipes and the conviction of our hearts!"
*You may enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with Dan on the Pipes Magazine Radio Show
Contact Information:
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreatorsDesignPipesandBlades/
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Crisman, Harry

Maker Of Big Casino Pipes. Living in the rust belt just 25 miles north of Pittsburgh, Harry has always felt the desire to create things, in 2012 He found that he had a love for hand crafting tobacco pipes. He works in a Steel mill by day since 1995, a Tattoo Artist at night since 1999, and He makes pipes on the weekend or when He finds spare time during the week. He comes from a long line of craftsmen of various types who have taught him the importance of patience and an eye for detail, and through his work the tradition lives on. 
Contact Information:
 Website: www.bcpipes.net; Sarver, Pa
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Cristiano

Thomas Cristiano began working with pipes only weeks after emigrating to America from his native Italy in 1968 at the age of 16, at the S. M. Frank factory in Long Island, New York. Mr. Cristiano worked at that factory, which produced the Kaywoodie pipes, among others, for a decade before leaving and eventually starting his own company, Cristom Imports and Exports, in Tampa, Florida. In addition to producing three pipe lines of his own, including the Cristiano, Cristiano Signature Series, and Calabresi pipes, Mr. Cristiano is believed to have made the Kaywoodie pipes in Tampa from the mid-1980s until approximately 1992. He was also one of the nation's most respected humidor makers.
Sadly, Mr. Cristiano became a broken pipe on November 7, 2005 while traveling in his native Italy. He was only 53 years old. He is universally remembered as a kind person, as well as a positive influence on the pipe and cigar industries.
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Cristino Crespo Peregrino

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by Jose Manuel Lopés'
Spanish artisan from Extremadura, living in El Gasco, Nunomoral (Caceres).
He makes rustic pipes in stone from the picu del volvan, and from briar, walnut, and olive wood. They have decorative motifs.
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Crosby

John Crosby started carving pipes after meeting a number of pipe carvers at that year's Chicago Pipe Show. From his start working with kits, he has constantly improved his craft. All Crosby pipes are now made using Italian briar and stems that are hand-cut from the finest German ebonite rod.
John has a 13-year tenure as a fine artist. He started by studying painting with a Chicago based painter for several years and then went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Jackson State University. He continued his education and earned a Master's Degree in Fine Art from Purdue
*You may enjoy listening to Brian Levine's interview with John on the Pipes Magazine Radio Show.
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Category: United States
Crown

Crown was previously used by Preben Holm as a sub-brand. Today's Crown pipes are made by his former foreman and in some ways heir Poul Winslow.
Crowns supplied to the European markets may be a little bit more on the fancy side of shaping but even though pleasing to the eye because they aren't so flamboyant with colorful ornaments as many creations are which Winslow releases as a first.
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Crown of England

According to Pipehil, "Crown of England" may be a brand of H. Perkins & Sons Ltd. which produced a line with the same name. He also has a pipe under that listing with the same 5 Crowns logo on the shank as this one has.
The following example has Five crown logos on the shank, as well as one on the stem, but no other indication of the name.
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Curing & Treating

From Creating, Briar, by Trever Talbert, from his website, and used by permission.
== Curing & Treating ==
The first and most important step in the curing process is proper aging. I don't believe that any process, no matter how sophisticated, can bypass the need to age the wood and let it dry naturally. My long-term stock is kept stored in a dark drying shed for at least a couple of years before I even touch it (the vast majority of my briar stock has been air-drying for over 15 years), and then it transfers to my workshop where it sits in ventilated storage shelves being regularly turned for another year before being used. Ideally, I believe at least 5 years of natural aging is essential to the wood.
Here you see the briar in my workshop, all of which is ready for use now. I keep it on these shelves and turn the pieces regularly to give them plenty of ventilation as well as the temperature variances of the seasons.
In addition to the original aging of the wood, each stummel gets a few extra steps before becoming a finished pipe. I let the drilled and shaped stummels sit in natural sunlight for a period of several weeks before finishing them, since even in old briar, there is often latent moisture in the heart of the block. Once the wood is opened, it will dry and change further, and this grace period allows it to fully mature. Once the natural drying is done, I take the process a few extra steps with controlled heating and some dehydration techniques.
 Pictured here is our wood dryer, which we have begun to work with since moving to France. Air is ventilated, heated, and filtered 24 hours a day across the wood on the wire racks.
First, the stummels are boiled one last time in a mixture I learned from Mike Butera, which has the effect of removing any remaining resin from with the drilled tobacco chamber and also of enhancing the wood's burn resistance. After this, the stummels are dried naturally and treated with yet another process to aid the removal of the water gained during boiling. We've begun to work with the wood dryer we acquired with the new shop but have not yet incorporated it into our production in a steady fashion. I do not believe that artificially-dried briar is in any way equal to naturally-dried briar so this will never be used for "speed drying" of our stock. It may, however, be used to enhance the wood in later stages of use if possible.
The last step in the preparation of the wood is to apply a thin layer of carbon to the bowl interior. I use a proprietary mixture that I've developed over the last several years of fiddling around with alternatives to the usual silicate or milk-paste mixes. The charcoal allows moisture from the tobacco to pass through normally into the wood, maintaining the ongoing symbiosis between briar and smoking, while the binding agent I use helps cake adhere quickly to the walls during the break-in smokes. Briar curing and seasoning is a process I'm still experimenting with very actively, and I'm sure this part of the process will change and improve over time, though I'm pleased with the results currently.
Curtis Draper

W. Curtis Draper Tobacconist (Drapers) was founded in 1887 by William Curtis Draper. It is the oldest full service tobacconist in the District of Columbia and the third oldest in the United States. Proprietors John Anderson and Matt Krimm offer a full array of cigars, pipes, pipe tobacco, snus and smoking accessories (lighters, ashtrays, cutters, punches etc.,) to a national clientele.
Curtz

Arley G. Curtz retired the director of the Bountiful Davis Art Center (Bountiful, Utah) and is now a pipe repairman and pipe maker. He was formerly the pipe repairman at Jeanie's Smoke Shop, and has been making pipes ever since. 
He makes about 70 pipes a year using Greek and Italian briar. His pipes are available at Edward's Pipe & Tobacco Shop in Denver, CO, at the Tinder Box in Salt Lake City, on the web at The Pipe and Pint, and at Curtz Handmade Pipes and Pipe Repair in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Cited: "[...] I just wanted to take the opportunity to say that his pipes are absolutely fantastic. The engineering, smoking characteristics, and appearance leave nothing to be desired. I hesitate in posting this, because if this little secret gets out, these pipes will likely become more expensive and I'll have fewer pipes from which to choose, but I truly feel that credit should be given where credit is deserved. [...]"'
Contact Information:
 Arley G. Curtz
 1349 Yale Avenue
 Salt Lake City, UT 84105 
 Tel.: (801)582-4122
 Email: curtz400@comcast.net
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Cutting the Slit

The basis for the following article was written by Tyler Lane for his website, and is used by permission.
I am of the opinion, as I have said elsewhere, that the stem is the most neglected of aspects of pipe making. I believe that many, MANY, pipes smoke poorly because of the stem, and in particular, the last inch or so of the stem. This final inch is essentially what is entailed in the cutting of the slit of the stem.
Too often this area of the pipe is completely neglected, either an untouched slit in a pre-formed stem, or a slit that is nothing more than a decorational cut. While much attention is paid on the diameter of the draught hole in the stummel, much of that attention to the openness of the draw is nullified with a poorly done final inch of the bit.
Enough ranting, let me get on to the how-to:
After drilling, you will have a 1/16" hole in the end of the rod for about 1/2". This is the area that needs to be openned up, continuing back some into the tapered area of the hole through the rod. First, I cut a slit into the end of the rod on this 1/16" hole using a Dremel with bit 199. link This slit is really not much more than a guide. It is not sufficient for an open air flow. It is, however, where many stop in the slit cutting process, much to the demise of their pipes.
After the guide slit is cut, I use a diamond burr for the Dremel to smear away the sharp corners left in the bottom of the slit guide. I don't know the actual model number of the burr I use, but it is the smallest diameter I could find. I would estimate that it is about 1/32" in diameter. This burr is not of the Dremel brand, but a burr that I found in an inexpensive set of Chinese made burrs. It is similar to this set, and looks like the bit on the far left:
Next, I chuck a standard drill 1/16" bit in the headstock of my lathe, and, using the guide slit that I have cut I "smear" open the slit, extending about an inch into the bit. During this process I am constantly checking for symmetry in the slit. I am also constantly testing the stem for an appropriately open draw. Once done with this part of the process, a sufficient sllit has been cut, and needs only be cleaned up.
Minor cosmetic shaping needs be done with small needle files, as well as so cleaning up of any rough spots caused by the cutting of the slit. This can be done with the fine needle files, as well as sandpaper strips. Then, the interior of the the slit can be polished by heating some buffing compound and impregnating a pipe cleaner with it. Then that cleaner can be used to opolsih the new slit in the stem.
You now have an slit in the stem that will provide an open draw. If done well, this slit will be no taller than the 1/16" hole initially drilled in the rod. This will allow for a thin enough stem for maximum comfort.
D'Capo

The homepage of Paolo Minotti - D'Capo Pipes - Luthier and Pipe Master
D'CAPO, are Hand Carved Pipes by P.MINOTTI
This are Italian Pipes, hand carved in Argentina by Paolo Minotti his family comes from the city of Cabiate, at the state of Como in Italy, the Minotti family is very well known for a long tradition of ebony cabinet makers and Luthiers since the end of the XIX century.
Pablo began carving his own pipes in 1994, when he began smoking, and gained a grate passion for the art of pipe making and tobacco smoking. He began to sell pipes in 2003 after a long list of friends convinced him to do so, at that time he left the hobby to start a new activity, presenting his work in the 2003 Barcelona Slow Smoking Championship, where he had a grate acceptance from the public, selling all the pipes he sent with the Argentine Tobacco Company Hermes in their stand. After that he started making pipes and selling them in Argentina, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, United States, Colombia, Uruguay, he also made the exclusive and official pipes for the 5th anniversary of the Buenos Aires Pipe Club and the same for the Circulo de la Pipa de Mexico. 
 Email: pablominotti@yahoo.com.ar
 Homepage: D'Capo
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Category: Argentina
D. Mostras Pipes

== About ==
He created his first pipe - a Churchwarden model (Gandalf pipe) - in summer 2011 in his mountain village home, inspired by childhood memories of his grandfather, who used to enjoy smoking a pipe while sitting on the porch and gazing at the mountains. He still remembers the sweet smell of his smoke and how fascinated he used to be from his grandfather's pipe smoking ritual.
Studying CNC machine operation helped him a lot with the engineering and the tools he uses - he even created some on his own. He enjoys the wood working process while making smoking pipes, because it is challenging both from a technical as well as an aesthetic aspect. Handmade smoking pipes are not only pieces of creative and artistic work, but also a piece of the artist's soul, he says.
One of the things he like most about making smoking pipes is that he experiences living in the present moment, and therefore he enjoys each of the many stages in the procces of creating an artistic smoking instrument.
He would like to express himself through art, inspire and get inspired.
== Materials ==
For his pipe creations he uses exclusively Greek briar - and olive wood, because they are the most durable, tastier and purest types of wood for smoking pipes. 
The hand-cut stems (mouth-pieces) are made from German ebonite, acrylic and cumberland rods stock. The tenons are intergrated to the same stock as the stem, except some occasions when the design needs the tenon to be made by delrin or telfon.
He uses a secret natural recipe oil for the finishing technique, in order to preserve the wood better.
All of his pipes meet the required standards for pipe collectors.
== Carving a pipe ==
There are more than 150 stages for making a smoking pipe, and he works with a lot of attention to detail, quality and precision in engineering in each one of them.
Every single one of his pipes is a unique creation. He does not work on a particular pattern – he rather takes a look at the next piece of wood and visualises the finalised pipe that matches the particular wood grain better. 
Reading the grain of the wood is how the process begins, and the stage where he applies his individual artistic touch to.
== Pipe Stamping ==
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All of his pipes bare a stamp with his name and have an individual number that represents the year of manufacture (the first two digits) and the number of the pipe (the last two digits). 
For example the number 1501 would mean that this was the 1st pipe (01) created in the year 2015 (15).
The stamp also features letters that represent the pipe finishing:
* S stands for smooth
* R stands for rusticated
* SR stands for semi-rusticated
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== Contact Information ==
 Website: http://mostras-pipes.weebly.com/
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/D-Mostras-Handmade-Creations-1325230507572689/
 E-Mail: mailto:mostras@mail.com
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Greece
DANA 31

thumb|Edgeworth Ad with Dana offer, courtesy [http://www.smokingmetal.co.uk/pipe.php?page=94 Smokingmetal] via Doug ValitchkaThe DANA 31 pipe was available for .50 cents with the purchase of 2 pouches of Edgeworth tobacco! This offer was shown in ads from 1949 It states it's "the Greatest Pipe Offer Ever Made," a $3.50 value for only .50, Expires October 31, 1949. The pipe is similar in design to a Kirsten, with an aluminum body, screw mounted briar bowl and plastic stem with aluminum tube extending into the body, plus has a screw end cap. The bowl and end cap both use a fiber type washer.
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DANISH, AMERICAN & MISCELLANY

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