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'''Note:''' Michael Butera's home and workshop were destroyed during the extensive flooding that devastated Houston in August of 2017. The status of his pipe making is on hold as of this writing. --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] ([[User talk:Sethile|talk]]) 07:12, 15 January 2018 (CST)
'''Note:''' Michael Butera's home and workshop were destroyed during the extensive flooding that devastated Houston in August of 2017. The status of his pipe making is on hold as of this writing. --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] ([[User talk:Sethile|talk]]) 07:12, 15 January 2018 (CST)
[[File:MichaelButera-2015.jpg|thumb|Michael Butera, January 2015, in his Houston workshop, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]]Michael Butera's pipes are very hard to find these days because of minimal current production and high collector appeal. His pipes are still Butera's first love, but the responsibilities of owning large pipe tobacco distribution company and a very successful line of premium cigars kept him out of the workshop more than he would like during his active tobacco and cigar business years. Twenty+ years ago, at his peak pipe production, he was making 150 to 200 pipes a year and traveling to Italy regularly to select the best briar. Now, even though he has sold his pipe tobacco business and his cigar distribution, he makes only a few pipes for several repeat customers and for a couple of pipe Shows each year in his extensive garage workshop at his Houston home. You can continue to see him at the Chicago Show where he exhibits his latest pipes and some of his vast collection and where he leads the Pipemaking Seminar with Lee Von Erck before the Show. Along with Lee he is considered the Dean of American Pipemakers. Butera had a great deal to do with the training of Michael Frey, Steve Weiner, Larry Roush and Premal Chheda.
[[File:MichaelButera-2015.jpg|thumb|left|Michael Butera, January 2015, in his Houston workshop, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:Butera-shape-board.jpg|thumb|Shapes from Michael's destroyed Houston workshop, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]]Michael Butera's pipes are very hard to find these days because of minimal current production and high collector appeal. His pipes are still Butera's first love, but the responsibilities of owning large pipe tobacco distribution company and a very successful line of premium cigars kept him out of the workshop more than he would like during his active tobacco and cigar business years. Twenty+ years ago, at his peak pipe production, he was making 150 to 200 pipes a year and traveling to Italy regularly to select the best briar. Now, even though he has sold his pipe tobacco business and his cigar distribution, he makes only a few pipes for several repeat customers and for a couple of pipe Shows each year in his extensive garage workshop at his Houston home. You can continue to see him at the Chicago Show where he exhibits his latest pipes and some of his vast collection and where he leads the Pipemaking Seminar with Lee Von Erck before the Show. Along with Lee he is considered the Dean of American Pipemakers. Butera had a great deal to do with the training of Michael Frey, Steve Weiner, Larry Roush and Premal Chheda.


[[File:Butera smoothAppe.jpg|thumb|200px|Smooth Apple, courtesy [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=104519 Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:Butera.jpg|thumb|left|Mike Butera, Courtesy [http://tobaccodays.com/articles/these-guys-cant-hide/ TobaccoDays.com]]][[File:Butera CarvedDublin.jpg|thumb|200px|Carved Dublin, courtesy [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=104519 Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:ButeraDublin.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Beautiful Butera straight grain Dublin, made 2015, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:ButeraDublin3.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Beautiful Butera straight grain Dublin, made 2015, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:Butera CarvedBilliard.jpg|thumb|200px|Carved Billiard, courtesy [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=104519 Smokingpipes.com]]]
[[File:Butera smoothAppe.jpg|thumb|200px|Smooth Apple, courtesy [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=104519 Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:Butera.jpg|thumb|left|Mike Butera, Courtesy [http://tobaccodays.com/articles/these-guys-cant-hide/ TobaccoDays.com]]][[File:Butera CarvedDublin.jpg|thumb|200px|Carved Dublin, courtesy [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=104519 Smokingpipes.com]]][[File:ButeraDublin.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Beautiful Butera straight grain Dublin, made 2015, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:ButeraDublin3.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Beautiful Butera straight grain Dublin, made 2015, courtesy J. Rex Poggenpohl]][[File:Butera CarvedBilliard.jpg|thumb|200px|Carved Billiard, courtesy [http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=104519 Smokingpipes.com]]]

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