Pipedia Links

Forums & Newsgroups

• ARGENTINA
  • Formosa Pipa Club (El foro argentino más importante dedicado a la pipa y el tabaco)
• AUSTRALIA
  • Australian Pipe Smokers Group
• CHINA
  • Pipe Village (The portal for worldwide Chinese pipe smokers, dealers and makers, since 2001)
• CROATIA
  • Piperson forum (Croatian group about pipes, pipe makers, and tobaccos)
• 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)
• GERMANY
  • P & T (Pfeife & Tabak - Vom Genuß des Rauchens)
  • The Smoker's Lounge
  • [http://www.stanwell-tabak-pfeife.de
• ITALY
  • Legio Forum (The Pipe Club of Rome forum a reference for the agonistic slowsmoke in Europe)
  • Fumare La Pipa (The first and biggest italian website dedicated to pipe, pipesmokers, pipemakers...)
• RUSSIA
  • Pipe Club.info (Russian Speaking Pipesmokers Association)
• SLOVENIA
  • Fajfarji - Slovenski ljubitelji pip (Slovenian speaking pipesmokers forum)
• SPAIN
  • La Pipa (La página en castellano sobre la pipa y el tabaco)
• UNITED STATES (with many users from the United Kingdom)
  • 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)
  • Club Stogie (A cigar site in name but one which also has a strong pipe smoking community; see the Pipe Forums.)

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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)
• CANADA
  • Montreal Pipe Smokers Club - Club des Fumeurs de Pipe de Montréal
• CROATIA
  • Piperson (Croatian Smoking Pipe Longue)
• 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!
• HUNGARY
  • Magyar Pipaklub Egyesület (Hungarian Pipe Club - Budapest - Hungary)
  • Magyar Pipaszövetség (Hungarian Pipe Smokers Association - Debrecen - Hungary)
• 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)
• SWEDEN
  • Svenska Pipklubben (Pipe Club Of Sweden; founded in 1991. Club magazine Rökringar is published four times a year.)
• SWITZERLAND
  • Pfeifenclub Innerschwyz (Pipe Club Innerschwyz).
• UNITED STATES
  • Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club (TSPTC, Fort Wayne, Indiana)
  • Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston (The Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club of Boston has been keeping the smoking lamp lit since 1989. Read our monthly newsletter or better yet, stop by for a meeting and become a member.)
  • CORPS: Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers (Based in Richmond, Virginia.)
  • 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)
  • [1] (Stanwell-shape-list)
• 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)