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[[File:Chris Morgan profile.jpg|thumb|Chris Morgan (left) with his grandfather, who first taught him to smoke a pipe.]] | [[File:Chris Morgan profile.jpg|thumb|Chris Morgan (left) with his grandfather, who first taught him to smoke a pipe.]] | ||
[[File:Morgan pipe logos.png|thumb|A selection of Morgan Pipes logos and stampings. Composite created from images courtesy Chris Morgan.]] | [[File:Morgan pipe logos.png|thumb|A selection of Morgan Pipes logos and stampings. Composite created from images courtesy Chris Morgan.]] | ||
Morgan Pipes are made by Chris Morgan, who was born and lives in Los Gatos, California.<ref> | Morgan Pipes are made by Chris Morgan, who was born and lives in Los Gatos, California.<ref>This article is based upon information supplied by Mr Morgan via interview. </ref> Coming from a long line of pipe smokers, Morgan began his pipe making journey in 2006, starting, as many budding carvers do, with a pre-bored hobby kit. The finished product was Morgan’s first sale. Over the next two decades, Morgan would become something of a household name in the modern pipe smoking scene. But Morgan’s accomplishments are noteworthy not only because his pipes have been able to amass a large and dedicated following, but also because of what these accomplishments reveal about the changing cultural and economic landscape of pipe smoking and pipe making in the 21<sup>st</sup> century. | ||
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=== Other Projects === | === Other Projects === | ||
[[File:Morganhandmade7.png|thumb|A smooth | [[File:Morganhandmade7.png|thumb|A smooth Fugu Hand Made from Morgan Pipes. Image courtesy Chris Morgan.]] | ||
Around 2014, Morgan met Mike Lancaster, founder of Tobacco Pipe Collectors, a club for collectors and enthusiasts of artisan pipes and pipe making. Lancaster invited Morgan to be a partner, and the two worked together in discovering hitherto-obscure pipemakers in order to introduce them to the wider artisan scene. Lancaster passed away in 2023. You can listen to a tribute to Lancaster from the podcast Pipe and Tamper, along with a re-released interview from 2016, [https://pipeandtamper.com/michael-sean-lancaster-1976-2023 here].Morgan has collaborated in the blending of various pipe tobacco blends over the years. The earliest was produced by Russ Oulette and was named Morgan Cake. More recently, Morgan has worked with Sutliff Tobacco Company on three blends: Bayou Buck, Jackalope, and White Rabbit. | Around 2014, Morgan met Mike Lancaster, founder of Tobacco Pipe Collectors, a club for collectors and enthusiasts of artisan pipes and pipe making. Lancaster invited Morgan to be a partner, and the two worked together in discovering hitherto-obscure pipemakers in order to introduce them to the wider artisan scene. Lancaster passed away in 2023. You can listen to a tribute to Lancaster from the podcast Pipe and Tamper, along with a re-released interview from 2016, [https://pipeandtamper.com/michael-sean-lancaster-1976-2023 here].Morgan has collaborated in the blending of various pipe tobacco blends over the years. The earliest was produced by Russ Oulette and was named Morgan Cake. More recently, Morgan has worked with Sutliff Tobacco Company on three blends: Bayou Buck, Jackalope, and White Rabbit. | ||