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Russ Cook is native of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He's been making pipes on a part-time basis since 1998, and debuted his first showing at the 2003 Chicago Pipe Show; he has been attending the show ever since, and many other shows besides. | Russ Cook is native of Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He's been making pipes on a part-time basis since 1998, and debuted his first showing at the 2003 Chicago Pipe Show; he has been attending the show ever since, and many other shows besides. | ||
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One could call Russ' pipes a labor of love. He doesn't do it for notoriety or to get rich, but for the thrill of creation and the value his pipes lend to the people who smoke them. He has an eye for classical shapes, crisp lines, and pipes that serve function over form. He's very critical of his work and refuses to finish a pipe if there is a defect. | One could call Russ' pipes a labor of love. He doesn't do it for notoriety or to get rich, but for the thrill of creation and the value his pipes lend to the people who smoke them. He has an eye for classical shapes, crisp lines, and pipes that serve function over form. He's very critical of his work and refuses to finish a pipe if there is a defect. | ||