Pipedia Links

Forums & Newsgroups

• ARGENTINA
  • Formosa Pipa Club (El foro argentino más importante dedicado a la pipa y el tabaco)
• CHINA
  • Pipe Village (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)
• FRANCE
  • Groupe Fumeurs de Pipe (The first French group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)
  • Pipes et Tabacs Group (French pipes and tobacco discussion group)
• ITALY
  • C.R.O.W.N. (The best italian forum dedicated to english pipes and tobacco)
  • Fumare La Pipa (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)
• RUSSIA
  • Pipe Club.info (Russian Speaking Pipesmokers Association)
• SPAIN
  • La Pipa (La página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco)
• UNITED STATES
  • A.S.P (The web home of alt.smokers.pipes, a very active and interesting newsgroup)
  • Christian Pipe Smokers (An active group of pipe smokers that also discuss theology)
  • Gray Fox Online Forum (General pipe smoking forum with an emphasis on old and new Kaywoodies)
  • International Pipe Club (Hosted by the International Cigar Club. Great information on pipes and tobaccos. Pipe makers, tobacco blenders and cigar information.)
  • Ladies Of The Briar (Yahoo Group for woman pipe smokers)
  • NASPC.org (North American Society of Pipe Collectors)
  • Pipe Makers Forum.com (Great information on pipe making and fellowship with pipe makers)
  • Pipes.org (Lots of great links and a wealth of information)
  • Smokers Forums (An active international online pipe-smoking community committed to a civil tone)

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Blogs

• FRANCE
  • Pipes et Tabacs Blog (french)

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Pipe Clubs

• ARGENTINA
  • Pipa Club Buenos Aires (The portal for worldwide Argentine pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2000)
• BRAZIL
  • Confraria dos Amigos do Cachimbo (Since 2000)
• GERMANY
  • Bonner Qualmköpp (Bonn / Cologne area)
  • Ostdeutscher Pfeifenraucherverband (East German Pipe Smokers Association)
  • Tabakskollegium Berlin (Berlin Tobacco College). Also organizes the Berlin Pipe Show and participates in the annual Berlin Christmas Charity event organized by Frank Zander.
  • Tabakskollegium Sommerstorf (Homed in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Visit also the club's core Wirtshaus zum Hufschmied, a countryside inn with pipe & tobacco depot. Very unique!
• ITALY
  • Fermo (Pipe Cigar Club and Museum - Fermo - Italy)
  • C.R.O.W.N. (Charatan Rules Over Whitespot Newera)
  • Legio Praetoria (The Pipe Club of Rome - Italy)
• SPAIN
  • Barcelona Pipa Club (La pagina del BPC sobre pipas y tabacos más activa para toda la comunidad de habla hispana)
• SWITZERLAND
  • Pfeifenclub Innerschwyz (Pipe Club Innerschwyz).
• UNITED STATES
  • Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club (TSPTC, Fort Wayne, Indiana)
  • Are there any more? ;)
• URUGUAY
  • Club de Pipafumadores Uruguay 2001 (Since 2001 - en Internet desde el 10 de agosto de 2001)

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Special pages (dedicated to particular themes)

• Catalogs, brochures, flyers, ads...
  • Chris' Pipe Pages (Chris Keene's wonderful collection)
• Miscellaneous
  • Pipe Lore (Knowledge with every puff)
• Tobacco
  • TobaccoReviews.com (A fantastic site to research tobaccos you might enjoy)
  • Smoking Pipe (Tobacco article on Wikipedia)

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Important articles (Journalistic articles on basic topics)

• Briar
  • The Briar Saga I, The Briar Saga II - Rainer Barbi on the myths of briar.
• Dating Pipes
  • On Dating Charatan - The most complete article on dating charatan by Fabio Ferrara; in Italian.
• Humor
  • Toward a Theology of Pipesmoking - A humorous tract by the Rev. Arthur D. Yunker; permission granted by author.
• Pipemaking
  • A Short History of The Italian Handmade Pipe - R.D. Field on the Castello, Caminetto and Ascorti connection.
  • Beyond Tsuge - Martin Farrent interviews Sykes Wilford about Japanese pipes. (Originally published at Pfeifenbox)
  • Go West - A fascinating look at high grade American pipe makers from across the pond by Erwin Van Hove. (Originally published in the French magazine "Pipe Mag".)
  • The Best Sandblasted Pipes are Being Made By Americans - By Fred Hanna; originally published in "The Pipe Collector".
  • Thoughts on Italian Pipes - Sykes Wilford's musings on Italian pipe design.

• • WikiPipa. (Enciclopedia Virtual de la Pipa)