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'''BROTHERHOOD OF THE BRIAR, Bob Hinton''' | '''BROTHERHOOD OF THE BRIAR, Bob Hinton''' | ||
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When Bob Hinton started buying and selling pipes over the internet he was only following on from a near lifetime of pipe smoking. His first pipe was a Hardcastle reject bought for fifteen shillings – 75p- in 1967 when he was serving in the Royal Navy. He still has and smokes that pipe today thus proving the worth of ‘Rejects’. | |||
After a while though it became obvious that many of the pipes today – other than colossally expensive freehand creations which he believes are more for looking at rather than smoking- conform to the same rigid styles. When he met master wood carver John Blake an idea was formed. | After a while though it became obvious that many of the pipes today – other than colossally expensive freehand creations which he believes are more for looking at rather than smoking- conform to the same rigid styles. When he met master wood carver John Blake an idea was formed. | ||
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A unique point about B.O.B is that it is believed to be the very first pipemaker from Wales. | A unique point about B.O.B is that it is believed to be the very first pipemaker from Wales. | ||
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== Contact information == | |||
Email: bobsbriars@gmail.com | Email: mailto:bobsbriars@gmail.com | ||
Website: http://www.bobsbriars.com | Website: http://www.bobsbriars.com site is down | ||
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobsbriars/ | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Great Britain]] | [[Category: Great Britain]] | ||