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My first job was as cabinetmaker and I opened my own restoration workshop in 1999. In 2006 I made my very first briar pipe. | My first job was as cabinetmaker and I opened my own restoration workshop in 1999. In 2006 I made my very first briar pipe. | ||
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The area I live in (Maremma,south of Tuscany) is very rich in roots, a wood that I knew long before I started making pipes, and I often also know the areas where the briar is extracted from the ground. This makes it even more exciting to follow this subject in the various phases of seasoning and processing. | The area I live in (Maremma,south of Tuscany) is very rich in roots, a wood that I knew long before I started making pipes, and I often also know the areas where the briar is extracted from the ground. This makes it even more exciting to follow this subject in the various phases of seasoning and processing. | ||
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The production is about 150 pieces for years, totally handcarved in my workshop in Caldana(GR) Tuscany. | The production is about 150 pieces for years, totally handcarved in my workshop in Caldana(GR) Tuscany. | ||
http://www.gigliuccipipe.com | http://www.gigliuccipipe.com | ||