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Rudi Arnold

As a pipemaker Rudi Arnold is around for a couple of years. He got started by attending a pipemaking course taught by master pipemaker Bertram Safferling at Landesjagdschule Dornsberg.
Besides pipemaking he is also a search leader.https://www.kjv-reutlingen.de/fachbereiche/hundewesen/detail/artikel/nachsuchefuehrer-rudi-arnold/a/show/ (dead link)
== Contact Information ==
 Rudi Arnold
 Römerstr. 152
 72793 Pfullingen
 Germany
 
 Mobile 0172 6063690
 E-mail: freehand-pfeifen@gmx.de
 Website: home.arcor.de/freehand-pfeifen/index.htm (dead link)
== References ==
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Germany
Rudolf Apelt

Rudolf Apelt started his career at Design Berlin, where he was designated to be the successor of Lothar Schirwitz. Thus having been in charge of the pipe production as well as the design work and also creating unique freehands he stepped out on his own when he felt the time was ripe to do so. Now he makes pipes as Baiano. This pseudonym is his mother's maiden name.
Besides freehand pipemaking Apelt also dedicates himself to sculptures, wooden adornments and frames for mirrors. Though not speaking English (yet) Apelt enjoyed a very successful debut at his 1st Chicago pipe show in 2007 under the patronage of "Piepenhoeker" Rolf Osterndorff.
== Gallery ==
Mushroom Kaywoodie Stand.jpg|Baiano Mushroom in a Kaywoodie Stand, courtesy Chip Fadeley
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== Contact Information ==
 Rudolf Apelt
 Talstraße 20
 14959 Trebbin OT Thyrow
 Germany
 
 Phone: +49 (0)33731 12132
 E-mail: info@baianoart.com 
 Website: Baiano ART
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Germany
Rudolfs Patent

RUDOLFS PATENT pipes appears to be a copy of a Peterson Patent in many respects. It has a VERY similar stamping style on the name, the arched wording, similar design of the R to the P in Peterson, with the word PATENT tucked in below the arched name, just like Peterson as well. 
This example is hallmark dated to 1909, with Birmingham city marking. Under the name on the shank side is PRIMA, which is an early Comoy's grading from the same era, interesting enough. The stem appears to be what the Patent is applied to, but have no info as to the actual patent details. The stem tip is similar to a Peterson's P-lip in design, but with a wider flat center area, and dual forked draw holes, instead of the single hole of a Peterson. The tip is also similar to at BBB Glokar stem tip, also from the same era. 
I found another example from a previous Ebay listing, to show similarity to the Peterson's stampings on the shank, and also includes more stamping showing on the top of the stem.
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Category:Pipe makers by nationality
Category:Great Britain
Category:Peterson
Rudolph Hirsch

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes
Rudolph Hirsch was the first president of the Kaywoodie. And in 1936, led to the creation of its parent company, Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy. In that year, Rudolf presided over KB&B and was vice president of the Reiss-Premier Co..
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: United States
Ruetz Pipes

Christian will never forget the feeling: 2002, 16 years old, my first pipe. Peace, serenity, conviviality – an incomparable experience for the senses. He felt grounded, fulfilled.
In 2014 Christian's father-in-law gave him a carving knife. As a craftsman he wanted to try it right away – and he made his first pipe. It was made from a chunk of cherrywood and was done on the living room table. From that moment on he was addicted to pipe making – with all his heart and soul. 
For me there is no nicer job, no community more unhurried.
Ruetz pipes are made with a limited use of machines – freehand. All Ruetz pipes are unique. Christian uses high quality materials from Europe – since wood is a natural material, any inclusions that do not affect the quality are left, as an expression of naturalness & imperfect perfection. Christian when pressed to describe his own style, immediately thinks of "rustic elegance". He loves the bark elements, rustication, roughness paired with classical shapes and elegance.
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=== Contact Information: ===
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 Website: https://www.ruetzpipes.at/
 E-mail: info@ruetzpipes.at
 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruetzpipes
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ruetzpipes
 tel:00436502156803
Category:Pipe makers by nationality
Category:Austria
Ruigrok

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes
Klaus Ruigrok is the brand of sculptor and pipe artisan, Klaus Ruigrok van de Werve. Some pipes are unusually shaped, but extremely beautiful and imaginative. 
Dirk Ruigrok van de Werve, Son of Klaus Ruigrok van de Werve
German Pipe Maker 
 Website: Ruigrok Pipes (Not currently working --sethile (talk) 12:05, 20 June 2015 (CDT))
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Germany
Russ Alan Pipes

Quoted from Russ' Website:
"Each and every pipe on this site is hand made here in New England. Crafted from fine briar and exotic woods, these pipes are designed, built and finished to last longer than...well...longer than you...and provide years of smoking bliss. Each block is hand cut and drilled by me in order to ensure a perfect draw, great balance and elegant fit. I do not utilize any fills in my work. Any flaws will be mentioned in the pipe description and the price will be adjusted accordingly.
My recently acquired love of pipe making is a result of curiousity and boredom...with perhaps a small amount of talent in there somewhere. I'll let you be the judge. Just as there is always much to be learned about smoking a pipe, there is equally as much to be learned about the craft of pipe carving. This hobby is truly an ongoing process that leads me further down the slippery slope of "briar addiction" with each pipe that I create."
== Pipes by Russ Alan ==
 
 
== About Russ Alan ==
"Well...I really dont know how much there is to tell. I was born and raised in the great state of Rhode Island I am currently 22 years old.Over the years I have developed a passion for all things "nature", and much of my work is inspired by the world around me. I currently work full time in biomedical research and do much of my pipe crafting on weekends and after my work day ends. Although pipe making is not a full time job, it is something that I have come to thoroughly enjoy.
I have been making pipes for almost as long as I have been smoking them...which really isn't that long. I find a sense of joy in taking a piece of briar and turning it into, what I consider, a utilitarian piece of art. There is a great sense of pleasure in knowing that I can provide others with a beautiful hand crafted piece of art that can inspire, relax, and become the object of many memories for years to come." 
 Russ Alan Pipes
 963 Greenville Ave
 Greenville, Rhode Island 02828
 USA
 Website: Russ Alan Pipes
 Email: mailto:russ@russalanpipes.com
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: United States
Ruth, Dennis

An American pipe maker working from Des Moines, Iowa, Ruth is an independent craftsman who, like others of his genus, prefer quality over quantity. He was an employee of a tobacco/pipe shop known as the Tobacco Bowl, where he custom made pipes to his customers requests during the 1970's - 1980's. 
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Rylan Doyle Pipes

Rylan Doyle Pipes
Rylan Doyle Bishop about himself and his pipes:
"My pipes are made one at a time, by hand, by me, in my basement shop. I don't use any state-of-the-art machinery or special tools. (Unless you can call a bastard file "special".)
Much of my work is custom, or at least inspired by customer requests. I have to admit that I'm a big fan of the Danish styles and always seem to end up leaning in that direction.
My personal tastes are practical, and I pretty much stay away from all things surreal or StarTrek-ish. Call me unrefined, but a boxing glove with a pipe stem in it just doesn't yell "smoke me". However, I'll try just about anything. Just ask."
 Rylan Doyle Bishop					
 USA
 
 Phone: -
 E-mail: contact@rylan-doyle.com
 Website: Rylan Doyle Pipes
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: United States
S&R Pipes

Stephen and Roswitha Anderson of S&R Pipes, also known as S&R Woodcrafters, have become pipe makers renowned throughout the world as talented carvers of high-grade briar pipes. They have been featured in several trade publications and magazines such as Pipes and Tobaccos and PipeSmoker, and have several pieces on display in museums in Europe and the United States. 
They are the first American pipe carvers honored with induction into the Conferee of Pipe Makers of Saint-Claude, France; the very place where the carving of briar pipes became a world-wide industry. Sadly, Steve passed away in March of 2009. Roswitha is still carving S&R pipes and carrying on with the shop with help from her "guys" David, Marty, and Tony.
 
Steve and Roswitha began carving pipes in the 1960's. They travelled to pipe shows and arts and crafts shows throughout the country and Europe selling their pipes and built up quite an extensive loyal customer base. Eventually, it became time to offer their pipes to the retail fraternity of pipe smokers.
 
Pipes & Pleasures had its grand opening in a distinct red brick house on Main Street in Columbus, Ohio in 1977. The front section of the house was converted into a traditional tobacco shop selling pipe tobacco, cigars, and pipes manufactured by well known companies such as Dunhill, Charatan, and Savinelli as well as the high-grade S&R pipes that Steve and Roswitha carved. A workshop was set up in the back section of the house.
 
When the cigar boom hit in the '90's, the shop was expanded by building a large computer controlled walk-in humidor. It's no secret throughout the country that Pipes & Pleasures has the best maintained cigars in the Columbus area as well as the best selection of premium cigars available in the area including the much sought-after Davidoff line.
 
Soon after the boom began, Steve and Roswitha moved their pipe making workshop to their farm and converted that space into a large smoking lounge for their many customers. The lounge features comfortable easy chairs, a television set, a stereo, a library of books and magazines about every aspect of tobacciana, a chess table, and a couple of card tables. The lounge is populated daily with long-time loyal customers and newcomers to the enjoyment and relaxation of cigar and pipe smoking. It's also the room where several cigar tastings and samplings are held every year by representatives from cigar companies such as Davidoff and La Flor Dominicana.
 
Made by Stephen & Roswitha Anderson.
Sub-brand: Yard Pipes
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Contact Information:
 Website: http://www.pipesandpleasures.biz/
 Stephen & Roswitha Anderson
 4244 E. Main Street
 Columbus, Ohio 43213
 		
 E-mail: admin@Pipesandpleasures.com
 Website: S&R Pipes
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: United States
S.E. Thile Pipes Workshop

The following pipes were made for Chicago Pipe Show - 2018
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Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: United States
S.S. Pierce

In 1831 Samuel Stillman Pierce and his partner, Eldad Worcester, "started out by wholesaling provisions to the ships that crowded what was then a very busy Boston Harbor, but soon enough Pierce was bartering with ship captains, often exchanging his provisions for the delicacies they would bring to Boston from faraway ports. Pierce said, "I may not make money, but I shall make a reputation."
In 1910 S.S. Pierce purchased the OVERAND brand of cigars from John Gray & Co. and made it their house brand. Some pipes are branded as "OVERLAND PIPE".
File:SS Pierce Grocers.jpg|S.S. Pierce & Co Importers and Grocers ad, courtesy Doug Valitchka
Category:Pipe makers by nationalityCategory:United States
S.T. Dupont de Paris

S.T.DUPONT Pipe
S.T.DUPONT DE PARIS 11 mars 1976', courtesy Blaik-Pipes
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Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: France
SEG

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Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: France
SMS

SMS is the brand and company founded in 1980 by Samil Sermet, from Eskisehir, but is now based in the US. They import Meerschaum pipes from various artisans, as well as Lorenzo briar pipes.
Contact information:
 SMS Pipes
 Website: http://www.smspipes.com/
 211 E. 11th Street - Ste 103
 Vancouver, WA 98660 USA		
 Telephone: 1-866-232-2511
 Fax: (360) 693-2255
 E-mail: info@smspipes.com
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: TurkeyCategory: United States
SORN

Little is written about the SORN make, with claims made that these pipes were seconds by Stanwell or by Nørding. I thought I would throw my hat into the ring and make the case that these pipes are more likely to have been made by Georg Jensen than anyone else.
While I think there are many reasons to rule Stanwell out based on their shape catalog, their general approach to sub-brands and seconds, and the stampings used throughout Stanwell and Stanwell-made pipes, the clearest evidence to my mind that Georg Jensen made SORN is the COM (country of manufacture) stamp used on standard Georg Jensen pipes and on SORN pipes. Below I will include comparison photos of pipes and stampings on both makes. The "made in Denmark" stamp used by Georg Jensen is highly distinctive in the font and capitalization used, especially compared to more common COM stamps among contemporaneous makes. The SORN mirrors this stamp to a degree that I find difficult to believe was coincidental.
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Saci

saci Pipes
The maker's name is Yukio Okamura, born in Toyonaka in the outskirts of Osaka in November 1950. "saci" means "harvest" or "happiness" and relates to his first name Yukio meaning "happy man".
He calls himself a homo ludens. In his younger years he travelled from and back to Japan to other Asian countries many times pleasuring and trying himself in many artistic and creative professions for fairly two decades. Easy going with nothing in his hands to carry.
Then he settled down in Kyoto and began to make pipes in May of 2000. Having no steady occupation he had enough time in these days. Okamura's idols as pipemakers are Jørn Micke and Lars Ivarsson. Even though he strived to get away from Danish influences to create his own style.
At the end of Summer 2004 he left the big city of Kyoto to move to the "orange island" Suoh-
Ohshima on the Seto sea. He's enchanted by the way of life on this island where everything is moving slowly. A perfect ambience for making pipes.
 Yukio Okamura
 158-50-107 Komatsu-Kaisaku Suoh-Ohshima
 Yamaguchi, Japan
 ZIP: 742-2105
 
 Phone: 0820 - 74 - 2877
 E-mail: saci@lemon.plala.or.jp
 Website: saci 
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Japan
Sadik Yanik

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes
Sadik Yanik is a premier Turkish carver of quality meerschaum blocks. He began at 13, in 1978, with his father, Huseyn, who didn't sign the pipes he made and worked for Mergenler. Sadik's pipes evode those of the 19th century Vienna school (scenes with animals, battles, divinities, etc.).
Stamp: S. Yanik
Sadik Yanik carved Talking Tree, courtesy Herbert Fadeley collection 
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This pipe has a colored beeswax coating. Brought back by a friend of Herb's who often travels to Turkey. While Sadik carves pipes to order based on a customer's design or photograph on a regular basis, this one appears to be one of Sadik's own designs. 
Contact Information:
 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sadik.yanik.5
 E-mail (for custom work): order@syanik.com
 E-mail (for wholesale): wholesale@syanik.com
Category: Pipe makers by nationalityCategory: Turkey
Saharov

I was born in 1963 in Leningrad. I graduated from the Medical Institute. When I was a student I began to study the restoration of furniture and drawing. This was my hobby. I also started my experiments in pipe making because the aesthetics of pipe smoking interested me since childhood, and in those days pipes for sale were scarce. I only seriously began pipe production recently, when both information and materials became accessible in Russia. 
All pipes are completely hand made. Machine tools are only used for drilling and slitting the mouthpieces. I do not use any templates; therefore the duplication of shapes does not occur. I think that the nonrepeatability of shapes is one of the key advantages of hand made pipes. You can be assured that you will never meet someone else with the same pipe made by me. The similarities will only be in the shape, but the versions of form, size and finishing will be different.
I proceed from the fact that the pipe, first of all, is a smoker's tool; therefore I pay much attention to the things that are important to me as a smoker: to the quality of briar, to the absence of defects in the tobacco chamber, the polishing of the bowl, the correct drilling, to comfort of the mouthpiece. Each pipe passes the pipe cleaner test. Finish is traditional - buffing, polishing and carnauba wax. I don't use varnish. 
The pipes are made from Corsican and Algerian briar, which are considered by the experts to be the best. Materials for the mouthpieces come from Italy and Germany. The Teflon tenons, which ensure the ease of dismantling and assembling without the risk of damage, are installed on the majority of mouthpieces.
It is possible to make pipes to order, to your design or my own.
 Website: www.Alexandr-Saharov.ru
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Russia
Sakurai

Not long after I moved to Niigata City I heard from my Tobacconist that there was another pipe maker in Niigata as well. Intrigued by this information I was keen to meet up with a fellow pipe maker and that's how I came to meet Kenichiro Sakurai. Since meeting him in 2005 I have been amazed by his pipe making skills. His advancement in pipe making is due to his fantastic imagination and his background as a Graphic artist. His pipes feature many unique features such as ivory rings, silver and super fine hand cravings which produce a unique rustication effect.
Since opening his web store, Ken Pipes, in 2007 Ken has been importing his own stock of high grade Italian briar which he uses for his fantastic pipes. One of Ken's unique pipe making skills are his hand colored stems, he learnt this technique from talking with J.T. Cooke, a well known pipe carver, at a small pipe show held in Japan. Since then he has perfected the art of making his own hand colored stems which compliment his beautiful pipes.
Since 2007 Ken has been a full time pipe maker and you can purchase pipes directly from him at the site listed below or from Bisgaard Pipes located in Denmark. Below are some examples of Ken Sakurai's outstanding work.
Article by Speden pipes 2008
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== Contact Information ==
 Website Ken Pipes
 Email: mailto:info@kenpipes.com
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Japan
Saladich

Joan Saladich i Garriga about his pipes:
 		
"Because every pipe, I think, must have its own personality, while matching perfectly the smokers taste: All my pipes are purely hand made, using only the best materials. Only available through personal ordering.
 
THE CONCEPT: Each pipe is treated as an unique and personal piece.
THE TECHNIQUE: By following the traditional craft techniques such as: Hand-Carved, by using a gouge and chisel. Hand-Turned, by using a hand-held chisel.
THE MATERIALS: The bowls are made of briar wood, chosen from blocks of super-extra quality, after they have been carefully laid to dry for three to eight years. Grained blocks are used for the classic shapes and "Freehand"; whereas the blocks with thick and squeezed grain are used for the craved pipes (sculptures).
In the finish of the bowl inside walls, no kind of additive is used. The oils, fragances, added crusts of coal, etc., disguise the natural "culottage" of excellent quality briar.
The stems, handcrafted, are usually made of acrylic and, if suitable for the style of the pipe, they are made of horn and even of amber.
THE ORNAMENTS: Rings, lids,... always using noble materials, such as silver, gold, ivory or amber.
THE MODELS: Of all kinds, from personal portrait, figure, specially made classic shapes, "Freehand", reproductions of antiques, etc.
 
RESTORATION AND REPAIR: Owing to my long experience in the making of pipes, many collectors, antiques professionals and smokers in general have, therefore, entrusted to me their favorite pipes."
Contact Information:
 Joan Saladich i Garriga
 08450 Sabadell (Collsabadell / Barcelona)
 Spain
 
 E-mail: joan@saladich.com 
 Website: http://www.saladich.com							
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Spain
Salas-Zazo

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes
Salas-Zazo is the Spanish brand of the Madrid artisans Ramón Salas and Ricardo Zazo, two turners who produced various wooden pieces at a small wokshop in Costanilla de los Desamparados, behind the Palace Hotel. They set themselves up there in 1967 and did pipe repair work, but also produced some ppes for tabacconists and customer commissions.
The workshop clossed in December 2001. Ramón retired and Ricardo, the principal artisan who was called Maestro Zazo, at 63 years old, moved the machinery to Arturo del Pozo's shop in Calle Conde de Peñalver, where he oversaw the professional training of young makers and did repairwok and some pipes. Ricardo Zazo died on the 22nd of November, 2002.
Best series: signed Mastero Zazo. Some of the oldest pipes have a stamp with RR in an oval + Madrid
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Spain
Salim Sener

From Pipes, Artisans and Trademarks, by José Manuel Lopes
Salim Sener makes meerschaum pipes. He began when he was 14, in 1971, and since 1999 has been in partnership with Erdogan Ege. A winner of various awards, he mainly works for MeershcumStore Inc., and SMS: https://www.smspipes.com/
Category: Pipe makers by nationality
Category: Turkey