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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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It must have been a terrifically discouraging moment for a young man who had just completed what he thought was his first paying job in a new career. As Erik Nording now remembers that moment, sitting in a beautiful home that contains a pipe making shop large enough for 20 workers making tens of thousands of world-famous pipes, his face exhibits amusement at that memory. But back then, as a youngster trying to get a foothold in the world, his expression must have been more akin to horror. | It must have been a terrifically discouraging moment for a young man who had just completed what he thought was his first paying job in a new career. As Erik Nording now remembers that moment, sitting in a beautiful home that contains a pipe making shop large enough for 20 workers making tens of thousands of world-famous pipes, his face exhibits amusement at that memory. But back then, as a youngster trying to get a foothold in the world, his expression must have been more akin to horror. | ||
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It was difficult. Nording was finishing school, paying off his partner and trying to make pipes. "I could make a pipe that was smokable," he says, "but not beautiful." The ability to craft the sculptures that Nording pipes have become was a long process. However, he struck upon an idea. "I was a blacksmith; I could make anything out of metal if I had a drawing to work from. Why not do the same with pipes?" | It was difficult. Nording was finishing school, paying off his partner and trying to make pipes. "I could make a pipe that was smokable," he says, "but not beautiful." The ability to craft the sculptures that Nording pipes have become was a long process. However, he struck upon an idea. "I was a blacksmith; I could make anything out of metal if I had a drawing to work from. Why not do the same with pipes?" |
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