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'''From The History of Danish Pipes''', '''''by Jakob Groth''''' | '''From The History of Danish Pipes''', '''''by Jakob Groth''''' | ||
[[File:WOLarsen SmoothBulldog.jpg|thumb|Like most W.Ø.Larsen pipes, we don't know the maker, but they certainly were good! Courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:WOLarsen TonniNielsenPearl.jpg|thumb|And sometimes, we do know the maker, like this beautiful W.Ø.Larsen Pearl by [[Tonni Nielsen]]. Courtesy, Richard Freidman]] | [[File:WOLarsen SmoothBulldog.jpg|thumb|Like most W.Ø.Larsen pipes, we don't know the maker, but they certainly were good! Courtesy, [http://smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:WOLarsen TonniNielsenPearl.jpg|thumb|And sometimes, we do know the maker, like this beautiful W.Ø.Larsen Pearl by [[Tonni Nielsen]]. Courtesy, Richard Freidman]][[Image:woLarsen10sg2.jpg|left|thumb|320px|Straight Grain 10 with Wenge Wood Accent <br> Courtesy, Dennis Dreyer Collection]] | ||
=== The workshop of W.Ø.Larsen === | === The workshop of W.Ø.Larsen === | ||
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Typical for the W.Ø.Larsen School is the semi-classic shapes, that means classic shapes, but slightly different, often a little more full or round. The pipes often have lower point of gravity. A typical billard would have a bowl shaped more like a pear and the connection between the bowl and the shank would be clearly distinguished. Yellow and orange are colors more widely used for the finish | Typical for the W.Ø.Larsen School is the semi-classic shapes, that means classic shapes, but slightly different, often a little more full or round. The pipes often have lower point of gravity. A typical billard would have a bowl shaped more like a pear and the connection between the bowl and the shank would be clearly distinguished. Yellow and orange are colors more widely used for the finish | ||
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== Catalogs == | == Catalogs == | ||
W.Ø. Larsen, along with [[Pipe-Dan]] made beautiful catalogs in English. They were wonderfully illustrated and informative for the pipe smokers of their time, and perhaps even more so for us looking back into that amazing time for development of the Danish pipe makers. | W.Ø. Larsen, along with [[Pipe-Dan]] made beautiful catalogs in English. They were wonderfully illustrated and informative for the pipe smokers of their time, and perhaps even more so for us looking back into that amazing time for development of the Danish pipe makers. | ||