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'''Pipes in soapstone''' | '''Pipes in soapstone''' | ||
[[Image:Love Geiger Pipe01.jpg| | [[Image:Love Geiger Pipe01.jpg|left|thumb]] | ||
'''Love Geiger''' made his first pipe in the middle of the last decade, but the material was not briar but soapstone. Love had just started smoking a pipe and for a young man with an interest in making things with his own hands, it was natural to try making a pipe for himself. The material at hand was pipestone. He made a few pipes for his own use and also some for his friends, but the pipes were not very good, they became extremely hot and were very fragile. | '''Love Geiger''' made his first pipe in the middle of the last decade, but the material was not briar but soapstone. Love had just started smoking a pipe and for a young man with an interest in making things with his own hands, it was natural to try making a pipe for himself. The material at hand was pipestone. He made a few pipes for his own use and also some for his friends, but the pipes were not very good, they became extremely hot and were very fragile. | ||
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'''Pipes treated with – alcohol''' | '''Pipes treated with – alcohol''' | ||
[[Image:Love Geiger Pipe03.jpg| | [[Image:Love Geiger Pipe03.jpg|left|thumb]] | ||
Today Love has about 70 blocks of briar of the highest quality in his workshop. All of these are from '''Corsica''' and stored for at least 3 years. But Love is not addicted to Corsican briar, he is willing to buy briar from any place around the Mediterranean Sea where he can find the best quality. Today I think this is a common view among pipe-makers - you buy the briar where the best quality is to be found. The earlier fixation to Corsican briar has disappeared. However, Love says that he wants to find older blocks and for the future, he wants all blocks to be at least 5 years old before he makes pipes of them. | Today Love has about 70 blocks of briar of the highest quality in his workshop. All of these are from '''Corsica''' and stored for at least 3 years. But Love is not addicted to Corsican briar, he is willing to buy briar from any place around the Mediterranean Sea where he can find the best quality. Today I think this is a common view among pipe-makers - you buy the briar where the best quality is to be found. The earlier fixation to Corsican briar has disappeared. However, Love says that he wants to find older blocks and for the future, he wants all blocks to be at least 5 years old before he makes pipes of them. | ||