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Josef Prammer is a skilled toolmaker and a passionate pipe smoker. Born in 1953, he started carving pipes in 1993. What started as a hobby soon became a second profession. He makes about 250 pipes a year. Additionally, he carries out repairs for Austrian specialist shops. | [[Image:Josef Prammer.jpg|left|thumb]] | ||
[[Image:Josef Prammer Pipe01.jpg|right|thumb|Briar Pipes]] | |||
[[Image:Josef Prammer Pipe02.jpg|right|thumb|Briar Pipe with Bamboo Shank]] | |||
[[Image:Josef Prammer Pipe03.jpg|left|thumb|Morta Pipe]] | |||
[[Image:Josef Prammer Pipe05.jpg|right|thumb|Combined Morta & Briar Pipe]] | |||
[[Image:Josef Prammer Pipe07.jpg|left|thumb]] | |||
'''Josef Prammer''' is a skilled toolmaker and a passionate pipe smoker. Born in 1953, he started carving pipes in 1993. What started as a hobby soon became a second profession. He makes about 250 pipes a year. Additionally, he carries out repairs for Austrian specialist shops. | |||
He creates tobacco pipes from briar and, as a real rarity, also from fossilized oak ([[Morta]]). His pipes are unique because they are carved exclusively by hand. One of the remarkable features of his pipes is the particularly careful workmanship. | |||
'''Briar:''' Josef's briar pipes are carved exclusively from high quality wood obtained from the high plains in Calabria. The form of the pipe is dictated by the wood grain. | |||
'''Bog Oak(Morta):''' This oak wood has lain for several thousand years in a swamp. Due to a lack of oxygen the wood was unable to rot, therefore it got this attractive natural black colour. The high silicate enhances the smoking qualities. Morta is a rare material and can only be discovered during archeological excavations. It is a very delicate material and can crack when dried. Sometimes only fragments can be used for carving. The fossilized wood he obtains from local archeological sites. | |||
[http://www.pfeifen-prammer.com/ | '''Morta & Briar Combined:''' These pipes are fascinating because of their exceptional combination of morta oak and briar, silver or other materials. For these kinds of pipes he uses Morta with less silicate. | ||
Website: [http://www.pfeifen-prammer.com/index.htm Josef Premmer] | |||
Jocheredt 8 | |||
A-4841 Ungenach | |||
Austria | |||
Email: mailto:info@pfeifen-prammer.com | |||
Tel / Fax: +43-7672-77745 |