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Savinelli pipes in focus
A shop opened in Milan in 1876, then pipes made under the name of the house: Savinelli, its working methods and the breadth of its catalogue of shapes.
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How do you recognise a quality pipe?
What counts as a quality pipe varies from one smoker to the next. A few criteria come back all the same, from the briar to the finish and the 9 mm filter.
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What are the different types of pipe filter?
Four types of filter are fitted to pipes, from the 9 mm to the reusable metal model. What sets them apart, materials and replacement frequency included.
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Saint-Claude, still the capital of the pipe?
Two master pipe makers are left in Saint-Claude, long presented as the world capital of the briar pipe. The article asks what that title still means.
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What to do with your old dry tobacco?
A tin of pipe tobacco forgotten at the back of a cupboard ends up drying out. What that changes for the burn, and the simple methods suggested for rehydrating it.
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Is the pipe tamper really useful?
An accessory inherited from the packing ritual, or an object you can do without: pipe smokers do not agree about the tamper. The arguments of the two schools.
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Is the pipe really a French passion?
Beret and pipe in the mouth, the caricature dies hard. With sales figures and French public figures to hand, the article examines what this national cliché is worth.
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A close look at the meerschaum pipe
Meerschaum has nothing to do with the foam of the waves: it is a very light mineral. Where the material comes from, the first pipes shaped from it and its Viennese reputation.
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Popeye: the real man
Frank Fiegel, a saloon regular known in Chester for his strength and his fights, is said to have inspired the character of Popeye. A portrait of the man behind the caricature.
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Behind the system of Kapp and Peterson pipes
A double reservoir against moisture and a patented P-Lip mouthpiece: the article sets out the system that made the reputation of Kapp and Peterson pipes.
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Art & Volutes pipes, ideal for beginners
Made in Saint-Claude from briar, Art and Volutes pipes are aimed at newcomers, with a standard bowl and contained prices. A look at what the sets contain.
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Pipe smoking: is it only for gentlemen?
From the gentleman of the early twentieth century to more bohemian singers, the image attached to the pipe has shifted. The figures the article reviews.
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Chacom unveils its 2020 Christmas pipe
Chacom is renewing its Christmas pipe for 2020, in four shapes with a green marbled acrylic stem. A description of the model and of its finish.
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Discover the museum of the pipe and the diamond
In Saint-Claude, a private museum brings together two collections: tools and pipes of the Haut-Jura on one side, the craft of the diamond cutters on the other.
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When the hipster takes up the pipe
Long associated with fishermen and philosophers, the pipe is reappearing among younger smokers, bearded and tattooed. The article draws a portrait of the hipster.
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Discover the secrets of Savinelli pipes
Opened in Milan in 1876, Achille Savinelli’s shop gave rise to a name known well beyond Italy. The stages of a story of family and workshop.
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Design your own pipe
Smoking.fr lets you put together your own Chacom pipe by choosing the bowl and the stem from the parts available. How the service works, step by step.
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Sphères devotes its first issue to pipe smokers
The quarterly Sphères devotes its first issue to pipe smokers: craftsmen, a report from Saint-Claude, anecdotes and coming trends. What the magazine contains.
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What the expression "casser la pipe" means
Where does the French expression casser la pipe come from? The article traces it to the Napoleonic wars, when the wounded bit on a pipe stem during operations.
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Which pipe set is best to start with?
A pipe, plus the tools to fill, light and clean it: starter sets bring together the basic kit. What they contain, and what guides the choice of a model.
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Who smokes a pipe these days?
Only 1% of smokers use a pipe. Clubs, championships and objects handed down between generations: a look at who the pipe smokers of today actually are.
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