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"All of my pipes are carved from the finest quality Algerian briar I can find. I coat each bowl with a special pre-carb treatment which speeds up the break-in process. After the third bowl, it will smoke as if it had been in your collection for years. I get a lot of positive feed-back on this feature. | "All of my pipes are carved from the finest quality Algerian briar I can find. I coat each bowl with a special pre-carb treatment which speeds up the break-in process. After the third bowl, it will smoke as if it had been in your collection for years. I get a lot of positive feed-back on this feature. | ||
Standard draft holes are 5/32". I think that's too small and many pipe smokers agree with me. So I drill mine to 3/16" for a better draw. You won't have to send my pipes out to a pipe repairman to have them opened up, as many do. | [[File:DeJarnett SmoothFreehandDublin.jpg|thumb|Beautiful Smooth Freehand Dublin, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]]][[File:HoraceDeJarnett.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Courtesy [http://pipesandtobaccosmagazine.com/2013/09/horace-dejarnett/ Pipes & Tobacco Magazine]]]Standard draft holes are 5/32". I think that's too small and many pipe smokers agree with me. So I drill mine to 3/16" for a better draw. You won't have to send my pipes out to a pipe repairman to have them opened up, as many do. | ||
For over 40 years I worked in the grocery industry. In 1984 I founded my own food brokerage business. It prospered and grew into a multi-state corporation. In 1999 I sold my portion of the business and retired. | For over 40 years I worked in the grocery industry. In 1984 I founded my own food brokerage business. It prospered and grew into a multi-state corporation. In 1999 I sold my portion of the business and retired. | ||
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(I believed then – and still do – that health risks are greatly reduced by not inhaling and just puffing.) Serious pipe-smoking is conducive to day-dreaming, and thus the idea of making my own pipes became a quest. | (I believed then – and still do – that health risks are greatly reduced by not inhaling and just puffing.) Serious pipe-smoking is conducive to day-dreaming, and thus the idea of making my own pipes became a quest. | ||
I was fortunate to study under Andrew Kovacs, a well-known carver in Northern Arizona (trade name “[[Jandrew]]”) for about a year, off and on. I learned a lot of the basics from Andy, but some of my best counsel came via long telephone conversations with [[Mark Tinsky]]. | [[File:DeJarnett RusticatedVolcano.jpg|thumb|Rusticated Volcano, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]]]I was fortunate to study under Andrew Kovacs, a well-known carver in Northern Arizona (trade name “[[Jandrew]]”) for about a year, off and on. I learned a lot of the basics from Andy, but some of my best counsel came via long telephone conversations with [[Mark Tinsky]]. | ||
Over the years I have made and sold approximately 1,000 pipes, most of them here in the United States, but I do have customers in Indonesia, Germany, Japan, England, Israel, Canada, and Thailand. | Over the years I have made and sold approximately 1,000 pipes, most of them here in the United States, but I do have customers in Indonesia, Germany, Japan, England, Israel, Canada, and Thailand. | ||
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What began as a hobby has become my passion. I lost my leg in 2001 due to a blood clot, so fortunately for me, I have an occupation that is “handicap friendly”. | What began as a hobby has become my passion. I lost my leg in 2001 due to a blood clot, so fortunately for me, I have an occupation that is “handicap friendly”. | ||
*Nice obituary by [http://pipesandtobaccosmagazine.com/2013/09/horace-dejarnett/ Pipes & Tobacco Magazine] | |||
Horace DeJarnett | Horace DeJarnett | ||