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John Hamilton McGrath (1949-2016) was a Canadian pipe maker (stamp: '''JHM'''), based out of Vancouver, BC, who previously studied Industrial Design at Carlton University, in Ottawa, ON, and worked professionally as a graphic designer and art director for several advertising agencies, throughout his career. | |||
As a cyclist, John was seriously injured in a car accident in the mid-90s, which left him unable to work for some time. After a lengthy recovery, and instead of returning to a career in advertising, John decided to combine his artistic talents with his love of a good smoke from a briar pipe; and pursued a career as a self-taught artisan pipe maker. | As a cyclist, John was seriously injured in a car accident in the mid-90s, which left him unable to work for some time. After a lengthy recovery, and instead of returning to a career in advertising, John decided to combine his artistic talents with his love of a good smoke from a briar pipe; and pursued a career as a self-taught artisan pipe maker. | ||
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As hard as John worked, on his pipe making and distribution, the incoming profits just could not keep up with his responsibilities, and the costs associated with being a single parent of twins. John packed up his drill and tools, and went back to working for the man. While John would have loved to return to the world of pipe making, his timing coincided with the economic recession; and as such, this was not in the cards for him. | As hard as John worked, on his pipe making and distribution, the incoming profits just could not keep up with his responsibilities, and the costs associated with being a single parent of twins. John packed up his drill and tools, and went back to working for the man. While John would have loved to return to the world of pipe making, his timing coincided with the economic recession; and as such, this was not in the cards for him. | ||
<center><gallery mode=slideshow caption="Examples courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]"> | |||
File:McGarth smoothFreehandDublin.jpg|Smooth Dublin | |||
File:McGarth smoothBentEgg2.jpg|Smooth Bent Egg | |||
File:McGarth smoothBentEgg.jpg|Smooth Freehand Egg | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
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