The Pipe - A Functional Work of Art Buch

THE PIPE

A Functional Work of Art

 

NEUWARE

Sprache: Englisch

Seiten: über 300

This book investigates the properties of pipes in general and the most prized oft hem all: the briar pipe. How is it made? What differentiates a good pipe from a mediocre pipe? And why are some people prepared to pay thousands of dollars for a pipe?

Furthermore, this book portrays some of the Danish pipe masters who produce the Stradivariuses of pipes. Their craftsmanship and love for pipes jumps off the pages and the images will entice even non-smokers to acquire a pipe of their own. The process from where the briar is dug up to the moment when a skilled pipe masters are truly producing functional works of art.