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I am '''Elie''', living and working in '''France | I am '''Elie''', living and working in '''France'''. | ||
There's not that much to be told about me. I'm a mostly self taught pipe maker who is passionate about this art. As you will notice from the images: I don't stick to one style, one material. | There's not that much to be told about me. I'm a mostly self taught pipe maker who is passionate about this art. As you will notice from the images: I don't stick to one style, one material. | ||
I love to work with briar | I love to work with briar, and sometimes with '''olive'''- and '''strawberry'''-wood, that I have harvested, cut, selected and dried myself in Portugal. | ||
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[[Image:Elie Symphony.jpg|right|thumb|Symphony]] | [[Image:Elie Symphony.jpg|right|thumb|Symphony]] | ||
My emphasis is on form and | My emphasis is on form and colour. And quality, of course. Mostly unusual pipes. I'm well known around the world for being the only maker of system- (aluminium body) pipes on an artisan scale, also making bowls and parts for collectors of vintage metal pipes. | ||
'''About quality : I have | '''About quality : I have 3 grades.''' | ||
A | A : Highest grade. | ||
S: Smokers' grade. Very small flaws, hardly noticeable. | |||
R: Reject. In this case, something went wrong, but smoke-wise: OK. | |||
R: Reject. In this case, something went | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: France]] | [[Category: France]] |
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