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From his old site [http://web.archive.org/web/20000823233733/http://www.alfredbaierpipes.com/] ''(not available now)'' | |||
== In the beginning == | == In the beginning == | ||
How does one get started as a pipe maker? In my case it was a natural transition from a longtime hobbiest wood carver and inveterate pipe smoker. In 1981, I combined these two pursuits and entered and won a national pipe carving contest. From then on there was no stopping me. I've been crafting and selling pipes ever since from my workshop at the base of the beautiful green mountains of Vermont. | How does one get started as a pipe maker? In my case it was a natural transition from a longtime hobbiest wood carver and inveterate pipe smoker. In 1981, I combined these two pursuits and entered and won a national pipe carving contest. From then on there was no stopping me. I've been crafting and selling pipes ever since from my workshop at the base of the beautiful green mountains of Vermont. | ||
== Methodology == | == Methodology == | ||
The following are excerpts from David Wright's forthcoming book on pipe-makers around the world. Mr. Wright is the past curator of the Museum of Tobacco Art and History in Nashville, Tennessee: | The following are excerpts from David Wright's forthcoming book on pipe-makers around the world. Mr. Wright is the past curator of the Museum of Tobacco Art and History in Nashville, Tennessee: | ||