ZehelSitchel
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 6:48 pm
Real name: Pierce
Age: 30
Location: DFW Texas
Years a pipe smoker: <1
How you got into pipe making: Over the past few years I've been trying to find hobbies that don't involve me sitting at a computer. I do that enough for work. I enjoy cigars but most of them take a significant time commitment and Texas isn't the kind of place that I can go outside for an hour or two to relax and enjoy them. It's just to hot most of the time. Thinking that pipes would take less time to smoke, I bought my first one at the Renaissance festival. It wasn't a great pipe but it was a starting place. As I learned to smoke it (still working on that) I began thinking about buying another pipe but higher quality. So, while on vacation, I went to my favorite tobacco shop and inquired about pipes there. The shop owner lit up and took my through the history of pipes, why they are made of briar burls, the different popular and respected brand, then showed me some of the ones he made. I ended up purchasing one of his and a cob. But that got me thinking. Making pipes is something I could do, and I've been looking for a hobby that allowed me to craft. Since then (July 2021) I've been trying to find everything I can about pipes and how they are crafted.
Other interesting facts: Network/Computer Technician, Gamer. Someday I'd like to build a DeLorean from the ground up. (I'm not all that interesting...)
Age: 30
Location: DFW Texas
Years a pipe smoker: <1
How you got into pipe making: Over the past few years I've been trying to find hobbies that don't involve me sitting at a computer. I do that enough for work. I enjoy cigars but most of them take a significant time commitment and Texas isn't the kind of place that I can go outside for an hour or two to relax and enjoy them. It's just to hot most of the time. Thinking that pipes would take less time to smoke, I bought my first one at the Renaissance festival. It wasn't a great pipe but it was a starting place. As I learned to smoke it (still working on that) I began thinking about buying another pipe but higher quality. So, while on vacation, I went to my favorite tobacco shop and inquired about pipes there. The shop owner lit up and took my through the history of pipes, why they are made of briar burls, the different popular and respected brand, then showed me some of the ones he made. I ended up purchasing one of his and a cob. But that got me thinking. Making pipes is something I could do, and I've been looking for a hobby that allowed me to craft. Since then (July 2021) I've been trying to find everything I can about pipes and how they are crafted.
Other interesting facts: Network/Computer Technician, Gamer. Someday I'd like to build a DeLorean from the ground up. (I'm not all that interesting...)
