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'''My Pipe Making Odyessy''' | '''My Pipe Making Odyessy''' | ||
[[Image:SM_portrait.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Steve Morrisette]][[Image:SM_JBilliard-1.jpg|thumb|300px|Steve Morrisette Billiard]][[Image:SM_Bent_ball_with_horn.jpg|thumb|300px|Bent ball with horn]][[Image:SM_Ball-stem_detail.jpg|thumb|300px|Stem Detail]]I began as a smoker and collector of high grade pipes. But really, I guess, it started when I was twelve years old and my Dad, a pipe smoker and duck hunter, graciously allowed me to refinish his shotguns. Overseen by my Mother, an antique collector and refinisher, I immediately fell in love with the fantastic beauty of those walnut burl gunstocks. I've been hooked on beautiful wood ever since. | [[Image:SM_portrait.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Steve Morrisette]][[Image:SM_Cutty_6.jpg|thumb|300px|Steve Morrisette Cutty]][[Image:SM_JBilliard-1.jpg|thumb|300px|Steve Morrisette Billiard]][[Image:SM_Bent_ball_with_horn.jpg|thumb|300px|Bent ball with horn]][[Image:SM_Ball-stem_detail.jpg|thumb|300px|Stem Detail]]I began as a smoker and collector of high grade pipes. But really, I guess, it started when I was twelve years old and my Dad, a pipe smoker and duck hunter, graciously allowed me to refinish his shotguns. Overseen by my Mother, an antique collector and refinisher, I immediately fell in love with the fantastic beauty of those walnut burl gunstocks. I've been hooked on beautiful wood ever since. | ||
Fast forward to early middle age: I switched to smoking a pipe from cigars and rapidly began to build a nice collection of some of the finest briars in the world. Teddy, Jess, Eltang, Barbi and later Rassmussen, Mänz and Paolo Becker all found their way into my rotation. Fabulous shapes with astonishing woods and superb workmanship. I sharpened my eye on these masterworks. I learned what a beautiful, good smoking pipe was. | Fast forward to early middle age: I switched to smoking a pipe from cigars and rapidly began to build a nice collection of some of the finest briars in the world. Teddy, Jess, Eltang, Barbi and later Rassmussen, Mänz and Paolo Becker all found their way into my rotation. Fabulous shapes with astonishing woods and superb workmanship. I sharpened my eye on these masterworks. I learned what a beautiful, good smoking pipe was. | ||