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Now I build about ten pipes per month. Each pipe is unique in shape, dimensions and color, crafted by hand from the aged bare briar block, coming from Calabria or Tuscany, that I personally select in the place. All of my stems are made in volcanite and sometimes in lucite or horn starting from the raw bar coming from Germany.I tend to realize smooth and polished pieces, but anyway, during the work, some minor impefection may arise on the wood surface: in that case I will try to blast/rusticate or reserve them for my fireplace.
Now I build about ten pipes per month. Each pipe is unique in shape, dimensions and color, crafted by hand from the aged bare briar block, coming from Calabria or Tuscany, that I personally select in the place. All of my stems are made in volcanite and sometimes in lucite or horn starting from the raw bar coming from Germany.I tend to realize smooth and polished pieces, but anyway, during the work, some minor impefection may arise on the wood surface: in that case I will try to blast/rusticate or reserve them for my fireplace.


Two words about grading system, since 2011/05:
Two words about grading system, since 2011/05:
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Directly taken from golf, I have reduced the grading schema to three levels which is now more comprehensive:
Directly taken from golf, I have reduced the grading schema to three levels which is now more comprehensive:


Teeing Ground, [Rusticated, Blasted, Smooth] the entry level pipe, with regular grain
<div>Teeing Ground, [Rusticated, Blasted, Smooth] the entry level pipe, with regular grain</div>
Fairway [Blasted, Smooth], intermediate level pipe with a good grain
<div>Fairway [Blasted, Smooth], intermediate level pipe with a good grain</div>
Putting Green [Blasted, Smooth], high grade pipe with straight grain  
<div>Putting Green [Blasted, Smooth], high grade pipe with straight grain</div>
Hole in one [Blasted, Smooth], Special pipes
<div>Hole in one [Blasted, Smooth], Special pipes</div>
 
A number, starting from 2007, indicates the year of production, so 2011 = 4;


<div>A number, starting from 2007, indicates the year of production, so 2011 = 4</div>




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