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'''By Kent Rasmussen''' | '''By Kent Rasmussen''' | ||
I was born in 1961 in a town called '''Randers''' located in Jutland, Denmark | I was born in 1961 in a town called '''Randers''' located in Jutland, Denmark | ||
When I was a boy I was often making drawings and small sculptures in clay. My brothers and I were also very occupied down in my fathers hobby workshop making knives, swords and miniature sailing boats in wood. We learned how to use the tools from my father (he is a handyman who can build and fix almost anything) and I think that´s the main reason why I have the skills I have now. | When I was a boy I was often making drawings and small sculptures in clay. My brothers and I were also very occupied down in my fathers hobby workshop making knives, swords and miniature sailing boats in wood. We learned how to use the tools from my father (he is a handyman who can build and fix almost anything) and I think that´s the main reason why I have the skills I have now. | ||
In 1981 I finished my education as a technical assistant in the construction business (assistant for architects and engineers). | [[Image:Kent Rasmussen.jpg|left|thumb|Image Courtesy Lars Kiel]] | ||
[[Image:Kent Rasmussen Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb|Image Courtesy Lars Kiel]]In 1981 I finished my education as a technical assistant in the construction business (assistant for architects and engineers). | |||
In 1988 I started working as a self-taught modern artist. I made paintings, photos, sculptures and some combinations between paintings and sculptures, a kind of reliefs. I also made some objects to hang on the wall in wood with a very high finish. | In 1988 I started working as a self-taught modern artist. I made paintings, photos, sculptures and some combinations between paintings and sculptures, a kind of reliefs. I also made some objects to hang on the wall in wood with a very high finish. | ||
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The pipe must be a pleasure to smoke!! | The pipe must be a pleasure to smoke!! | ||
'''''Information for the section bellow is from the excellent book, [http://www.briarbooks.com/Scandinavian_Pipemakers.html Scandanavian Pipemakers], by Jan Andersson''''' | |||
Kent lives and works in a small village near the city of Aarhus. His makes about 85 pipes each year, which end up in a lot of countries, but his primary markets the US, China, and Italy. He uses [[Mimmo Romeo]] briar. Kent does not have a sandblaster, but uses the blasting equipment in a shop that specializes in sandblasting. Only 10 to 20 percent of his production are blasted. Only a very few pipes are rusticated, usually in just a section of an otherwise smooth pipes. | |||
He has used many different exotic woods for adornments, but mostly prefers mazur birch grown in the Northern parts of Scandinavia. The pipes are stamped '''''Kent''''' and '''''Denmark''''', and graded with one to three stars. Earlier they were also stamped '''''Handmade''''', but no longer The best pipes are stamped with a butterfly, but that is only about 30 pipes each year. | |||
Kent likes to work on several pipes at a time, and sometimes as many 5 to 15 pipes in various stages. That way he can work on a pipe and let it rest while he continues with another pipe. Then when he comes back to a pipe he may see a fresh and different way to finish it. | |||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
Pipes For Sale by [http://danishpipemakers.com/makers/kent/indhold/tilbudindhold.asp Kent Pipes] | Pipes For Sale by [http://danishpipemakers.com/makers/kent/indhold/tilbudindhold.asp Kent Pipes] | ||
Address: | Address: | ||