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In order to guarantee a continuous supply of exceptional quality briar for his pipes, Mr. Mariner began importing briar by the ton in 1976. There were also large shipments in 1979, 1982, 1983 and 1985. Most of the briar was sold at wholesale to other serious, limited-production pipe makers who received many unopened, unsorted bags. Of course, because of his love of the wood and first hand knowledge of how rare fine pieces are, he was constantly setting aside both premium and unusually-shaped pieces for his own production from the flow of his briar import business.

In 1987, Mr. Mariner no longer had the "spare time" to continue pipe production and the briar import business so both became dormant. It was not seen by Mr. Mariner as an end of the businesses, just a time when he was focusing on computer systems design and programming which demand much time and concentration. He knew that his large inventory of pipes and briar would allow a return to both businesses when the time was right.