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Kai's workshop in a large house and located in a beautiful rural district on the outskirts of Faaborg. Since Viggo died, he know shares the space with his old friend form the Bari Factory, [[Karsten Tarp]]. | Kai's workshop in a large house and located in a beautiful rural district on the outskirts of Faaborg. Since Viggo died, he know shares the space with his old friend form the Bari Factory, [[Karsten Tarp]]. | ||
'''''A good deal of the information above is from the excellent book, [http://www.briarbooks.com/Scandinavian_Pipemakers.html Scandanavian Pipemakers], by Jan Andersson'''''<br> | |||
Many in North America will see a similarity between Kai's style and that of the highly regarded carver [[Balleby Pipes|Kurt Balleby]]. For good reason - Balleby apprenticed under Kai Nielsen when he was learning the art of pipe carving. | Many in North America will see a similarity between Kai's style and that of the highly regarded carver [[Balleby Pipes|Kurt Balleby]]. For good reason - Balleby apprenticed under Kai Nielsen when he was learning the art of pipe carving. |