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It was about the time of his father's death that Nording learned the blacksmith trade. His mother knew that to ensure his future he needed more expertise than that. "She wanted me to prepare to run the factory;" says Nording. "She said, "You must learn engineering to run this company, because you must know more than the people who work here.' So I went to school and became an engineer." | It was about the time of his father's death that Nording learned the blacksmith trade. His mother knew that to ensure his future he needed more expertise than that. "She wanted me to prepare to run the factory;" says Nording. "She said, "You must learn engineering to run this company, because you must know more than the people who work here.' So I went to school and became an engineer." | ||
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But by the time he finished his education, Nording had lost interest in the family factory. "That's because I had started making pipes," he says, holding up the Nording hunting pipe he is smoking. "And pipes are much more interesting than razor blades." | But by the time he finished his education, Nording had lost interest in the family factory. "That's because I had started making pipes," he says, holding up the Nording hunting pipe he is smoking. "And pipes are much more interesting than razor blades." | ||
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Image:Nording20_02.jpg|<font size="1">Photos by smokingpipes.com</font> | Image:Nording20_02.jpg|<font size="1">Photos by smokingpipes.com</font> | ||
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Even with all this, Erik Nording keeps inventing new things. Hundreds of unusual pipe designs, various patents, and knife designs fill his offices. And he is currently expanding a new business in Demnark: Barbecue style catering. "Barbecue is almost unheard of in Denmark," he says. "But it's going to be big." | Even with all this, Erik Nording keeps inventing new things. Hundreds of unusual pipe designs, various patents, and knife designs fill his offices. And he is currently expanding a new business in Demnark: Barbecue style catering. "Barbecue is almost unheard of in Denmark," he says. "But it's going to be big." | ||
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Perhaps the most famous of his more unusual achievements, though, is his giant Nording pipe fashioned from hundreds of other pipes and mouthpieces. This pipe has been on display in several public venues, including the Copenhagen airport, and has been named the world's largest pipe by the Guinness Book of Records. | Perhaps the most famous of his more unusual achievements, though, is his giant Nording pipe fashioned from hundreds of other pipes and mouthpieces. This pipe has been on display in several public venues, including the Copenhagen airport, and has been named the world's largest pipe by the Guinness Book of Records. | ||
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