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'''Holmer Knudsen''' was born in Husum and educated as | '''Holmer Knudsen''' was born in Husum and educated as a process engineer. As a hobbyist pipemaker he came to [http://www.danpipe.de/ DAN PIPE] in Lauenburg, where he decided to make pipes full-time after a while. During the first years his pipes were available via the DAN PIPE cataloge exclusively. After successful demonstrations at many pipe shops his pipes are also offered by selected traders. | ||
Knudsen | Knudsen for a while primarily made machined pipes according to pre-defined shapes. These pipes are very favorable for their very good price-performance ratio. His freehands, few indeed, haven't found their own and unmistakeable style yet, but deserve attention all the same. | ||
Stamping: "Holmer Knudsen" in an oval on the shank. | Stamping: "Holmer Knudsen" in an oval on the shank. | ||
DAN PIPE secured the rights of the famed but discontinued Danish brand [[Kriswill]] in the 1980's and used the name for a series of pipe tobaccos. The cataloge of 2006 displayed some models as "Kriswill" again. These pipes were made by Knudsen and show his characteristic "handwriting". | DAN PIPE secured the rights of the famed but discontinued Danish brand [[Kriswill]] in the 1980's and used the name for a series of pipe tobaccos. The cataloge of 2006 displayed some models as "Kriswill" again. These pipes were made by Knudsen for a few years, and show his characteristic "handwriting". | ||
Since "[[Former]]" Nielsen signed out in 2005/2006, Knudsen also makes the [[Bentley]] - Former's design pipes. Already earlier DAN PIPE had released a Knudsen made series of seven shapes very similar to the original Bentleys as "Bentley Pipemaster". | Since "[[Former]]" Nielsen signed out in 2005/2006, Knudsen also makes the [[Bentley]] - Former's design pipes. Already earlier DAN PIPE had released a Knudsen made series of seven shapes very similar to the original Bentleys as "Bentley Pipemaster". | ||
Since at least 2012, Holmer has been showing his freehand pipes at trade shows and has managed to interest news media in his work; he currently produces mostly freehands for export and is making a name for himself for combining Danish-style (if somewhat conservative) design and inspiration with impeccable quality. | |||
Contrary to the general perception, Holmer is not employed by DanPipe, but rather has his independent workshop in the same building and is co-using some of the facilities. | |||
Holmer Knudsen Pipes e.K. | Holmer Knudsen Pipes e.K. |
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