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[[Image:Tom Eltang02.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:Tom Eltang.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]Eltang made his first pipe from a Pipe Dan kit at the age of 11. Later, he learned about pipe making from a man named Flemming, who worked at at a center that helped youth transition into working adults. Tom made some pipes there in the afternoons and evenings. He was next given a two-week tryout at the Larsen pipe factory, but discovered that was not the right place for him. He was not interested in the factory approach used there at the time, with it's focus on efficiency. | [[Image:Tom Eltang02.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:Tom Eltang.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]Eltang made his first pipe from a Pipe Dan kit at the age of 11. Later, he learned about pipe making from a man named Flemming, who worked at at a center that helped youth transition into working adults. Tom made some pipes there in the afternoons and evenings. He was next given a two-week tryout at the Larsen pipe factory, but discovered that was not the right place for him. He was not interested in the factory approach used there at the time, with it's focus on efficiency. | ||
[[File:TomEltang interviewpipe.jpg|thumb|Pipe made by Tom for his interview with Anne-1Julie fresh out of High School, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl, who recently returned it to Tom from his collection]] | |||
He was introduced to [[Anne-Julie]] at the age of 16 (August of 1974), and after showing her some of the pipes he had made, he received an apprenticeship. Julie taught Eltang harmony and balance in pipe shaping, as well as the predecessor tothe contrast staining technique for which he has become famous. He worked with Anne-Julie for three years, and than went to work for Pipe Dan where he did repairs and was also able to make some of his own pipes. Like many, Tom found the repair work was great experience in terms of how a pipe works or doesn't work. After three years with Pipe Dan, Eltang took a job working for Stanwell, where he regularly traveled through Germany demonstrating Pipemaking at tobacco shops. He worked for Stanwell till around 1980 when he went into business for himself, but he still sells some of his designs to Stanwell, even now. | |||
During the slow pipe years of the 80's and 90's, Eltang had other jobs to support his family, including installing custom cabinetry for a Danish firm at Danish Embassies around the world. He returned to Pipemaking full time again in the late 1990's starting with long time local woodworking friend Kurt Hansen for a few years. When Elang created the Sara Eltang line of pipes, named after his youngest daughter, Kurt helped with the pipe cutting machine. Recently, he has become a partner in a well established Copengaen pipe shop, and has developed his own brand of pipe tobacco. | |||
[[Image:tomeltang2.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:tomeltang1.jpg|thumb|left]][[Image:tomeltang3.jpg|thumb]][[File:TomEltang Dublin(made for father).jpg|thumb|left|A pipe made for his father, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl, who recently returned it to Tom from his collection]][[Image:tomeltang5.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:tomeltang4.jpg|thumb|right]]Tom has the respect of nearly every pipe maker. His name often comes up in conversation with young pipe makers as a pivotal influence, and he has generously given his time to many up and coming pipe makers from around the World, many of whom made pilgrimages to his shop previos in '''Taarbaek''' or his newer one in "Charlottenlund". | [[Image:tomeltang2.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:tomeltang1.jpg|thumb|left]][[Image:tomeltang3.jpg|thumb]][[File:TomEltang Dublin(made for father).jpg|thumb|left|A pipe made for his father, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl, who recently returned it to Tom from his collection]][[Image:tomeltang5.jpg|thumb|right]][[Image:tomeltang4.jpg|thumb|right]]Tom has the respect of nearly every pipe maker. His name often comes up in conversation with young pipe makers as a pivotal influence, and he has generously given his time to many up and coming pipe makers from around the World, many of whom made pilgrimages to his shop previos in '''Taarbaek''' or his newer one in "Charlottenlund". | ||