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== Introduction == | |||
'''Courtesy of [http://www.danishpipemakers.com/makers/jess/index.shtml Danish Pipemakers]''' | |||
[[Image:Jess Chonowitsch.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Jess Chonowitsch.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
'''Jess''' is the son of the famous Danish pipemaker '''[[Emil Chonowitsch]]'''. He has been making pipes for 30 of his 50 years and still finds it very satisfying. | |||
'''Jess''' is the son of the famous Danish pipemaker '''Emil Chonowitsch'''. He has been making pipes for 30 of his 50 years and still finds it very satisfying. | |||
Jess specializes in exclusive freehand style, and he often uses bamboo. In addition to smooth pipes, he creates some beautiful sandblasted pipes. | Jess specializes in exclusive freehand style, and he often uses bamboo. In addition to smooth pipes, he creates some beautiful sandblasted pipes. | ||
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[[Image:Jess Chonowitsch Pipe04.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Jess Chonowitsch Pipe04.jpg|left|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
[[Image:Jess Chonowitsch Pipe05.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | [[Image:Jess Chonowitsch Pipe05.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
[[Image:Jess Chonowitsch Pipe06.jpg| | [[Image:Jess Chonowitsch Pipe06.jpg|right|thumb|Image courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
About a year and a half into the contract, Poul Rasmussen died and Jess started to work in the W.Ø. Larsen pipe factory. But he needed to learn more about making beautiful pipes, and soon found himself in the workshop of [[Sixten Ivarsson]]. It was under Sixten that Jess learned to use his creativity to discover new models of pipes. | About a year and a half into the contract, Poul Rasmussen died and Jess started to work in the W.Ø. Larsen pipe factory. But he needed to learn more about making beautiful pipes, and soon found himself in the workshop of [[Sixten Ivarsson]]. It was under Sixten that Jess learned to use his creativity to discover new models of pipes. | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="A classic Jess pipe, Circa 2000, courtesy Rex Poggenpohl"> | |||
Chonowitsch-BambooBilliard-1.jpg | |||
Chonowitsch-BambooBilliard-2.jpg | |||
Chonowitsch-BambooBilliard-3.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
*Chuck Stanion has written an excellent article on Jess, available on [https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/jess-chonowitsch-legend-mentored-legends?fbclid=IwAR2urRe3u0RzrrDRvwGlONu3QyOVkG3v3DiSFui19xwSN3Kz3pqwDY8PuX0 Smokingpipes.com] | |||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
'''Pipes available From:''' | '''Pipes available From:''' | ||
[ | [https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/chonowitsch/ '''Smokingpipes.com'''] | ||
[http://www.scandpipes.com/pipes/215-jess-chonowitsch/ '''Scandinavian Pipes'''] | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | |||
[http://www. | [[Category: Denmark]] | ||