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As a result of our collaboration, pipes made of this material also started to come to life. As expected, like any hobby pipe | As a result of our collaboration, pipes made of this material also started to come to life. As expected, like any hobby pipe | ||
maker, I began working in briar, mostly from the Adriatic coast, I followed working in olive wood, and now, as a peak, in morta | maker, I began working in briar, mostly from the Adriatic coast, I followed working in olive wood, and now, as a peak, in morta | ||
(in pipe smoker's world this type of material is commonly termed morta). As a principle, I do not sell pipes, but rather I enjoy in presenting them as a gift to my friends. My domicile country is rich in natural resources of all materials of which pipes are made nowadays (briar, olive-wood), while in history it was one of the largest manufacturers of clay pipes. So in Croatia top briar, olive-wood, and various sorts (colors) of morta, including "golden", "copper" and black can be found. Currently I am preparing "red" and "blue" morta, as a very rare kind. | (in pipe smoker's world this type of material is commonly termed morta). As a principle, I do not sell pipes, but rather I enjoy in presenting them as a gift to my friends. My domicile country is rich in natural resources of all materials of which pipes are made nowadays (briar, olive-wood), while in history it was one of the largest manufacturers of [[clay]] pipes. So in Croatia top briar, olive-wood, and various sorts (colors) of morta, including "golden", "copper" and black can be found. Currently I am preparing "red" and "blue" morta, as a very rare kind. | ||
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Unfortunately, these days the tradition of pipe smoking in the whole world has been reduced to a smaller number of enthusiasts, a few of whom regularly meet in our Society and Club in Zagreb. I am also president of Association of Pipe smokers "Lula" (Pipe). And just to mention, in a "real" life I am a manager in a foreign company's branch in Croatia. | Unfortunately, these days the tradition of pipe smoking in the whole world has been reduced to a smaller number of enthusiasts, a few of whom regularly meet in our Society and Club in Zagreb. I am also president of Association of Pipe smokers "Lula" (Pipe). And just to mention, in a "real" life I am a manager in a foreign company's branch in Croatia. | ||
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