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There are many wonderful pipemakers in this world. There is only one I have ever seen who believes he is so talented as to dictate repeatedly to his own industry what is and is not acceptable, and attempt to stifle the work of new pipemakers in so doing. I have never in my life seen a statement from any other pipemaker so arrogantly insulting to both customers and fellow artisans. I do, however, appreciate the honesty. It's good to know that if I give my money to Briarworks, at least some of it is being used to support a crusade against non-Todd Johnson approved pipemakers. Believing that quality wins out in the end every time and backroom market manipulation is always a bad thing, I will continue to put my money towards artists who seek to improve their own craft, rather than depriving the consumer of choice. | There are many wonderful pipemakers in this world. There is only one I have ever seen who believes he is so talented as to dictate repeatedly to his own industry what is and is not acceptable, and attempt to stifle the work of new pipemakers in so doing. I have never in my life seen a statement from any other pipemaker so arrogantly insulting to both customers and fellow artisans. I do, however, appreciate the honesty. It's good to know that if I give my money to Briarworks, at least some of it is being used to support a crusade against non-Todd Johnson approved pipemakers. Believing that quality wins out in the end every time and backroom market manipulation is always a bad thing, I will continue to put my money towards artists who seek to improve their own craft, rather than depriving the consumer of choice. | ||
--[[User:Flatticus|Flatticus]] ([[User talk:Flatticus|talk]]) 11:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC) | |||
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:Thank you for your post here Flatticus! I think you bring up several excellent points. I do not speak for Mr. Johnson, but I will mention a couple of things to clarify: | |||
:This post was originally in a thread on the pipe makers forum. It was not intended to reflect the public face of Briarworks. I thought it was interesting by way of background and asked Todd for permission to re-print it here, which he granted. | |||
:People are understandably reacting to this based on their previous experiences and impressions of Todd. Many find him arrogant, and I can certainly understand that reaction. My own experience of him is very different, but I tend to get along with just about everyone, and try to see the good in people. Todd has been very generous with many pipe makers that have worked with him over the years, myself included. With some others he has had some serious communication breakdowns. | |||
:Currently Briarworks is having trouble meeting the demand for their pipes, and to my knowledge Todd has never had a problem selling his own high grades. I do not think his motivation in pointing out the flaws in the work of other pipe makers has anything to do with eliminating competition. I think it has more to do with his own aesthetic intensity. One could certainly argue that he has no business telling pipe smokers what to buy and enjoy, or telling pipe makers what to make, but he seems to feel a compelling need to push the over all state of the art, especially with U.S. pipe makers. He has difficulty articulating this intensity in a way that does not offend people. | |||
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