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'''BROKEN PIPE''' - a Tribute to '''BO NORDH''' by '''Jan Andersson'''  
'''BROKEN PIPE''' - a Tribute to '''BO NORDH''' by '''Jan Andersson''' written 2006
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'''A short bio on Bo Nordh By Jan Andersson'''
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'''A short bio on Bo Nordh By Jan Andersson''' written 1994
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'''HOW TO STORE BRIAR BLOCKS'''
'''HOW TO STORE BRIAR BLOCKS'''
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When Bo receives a new shipment of briar he first roughly grinds all blocks on the smooth side. The knotty side is brushed with a steel brush. Bad blocks are thrown out, the rest are stored in one of the neighbour's cellar to ensure that all water evaporates slowly. They are then moved to Bo's cold storage and in the autumn, when the temperature is about the same outside and inside, they are moved into the workshop. "You have to sneak them into room-temperature," as Bo expresses it. He then grinds them finely and classifies them after which they stay in storage for at least 3-5 years. Many, as I said, stay there considerably longer.
When Bo receives a new shipment of briar he first roughly grinds all blocks on the smooth side. The knotty side is brushed with a steel brush. Bad blocks are thrown out, the rest are stored in one of the neighbour's cellar to ensure that all water evaporates slowly. They are then moved to Bo's cold storage and in the autumn, when the temperature is about the same outside and inside, they are moved into the workshop. "You have to sneak them into room-temperature," as Bo expresses it. He then grinds them finely and classifies them after which they stay in storage for at least 3-5 years. Many, as I said, stay there considerably longer.


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'''AS AN OPEN BOOK'''
'''AS AN OPEN BOOK'''
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The afternoon has passed quickly, too quickly, and the time is approaching when I have to leave. During my entire visit I have bombarded Bo with questions and he has answered them willingly all the time. Many of the methods he uses he has invented himself often after having tried many different ways and I am a bit surprised that he is so open about everything. "Don't you have any secrets?" I wonder, "Aren't you afraid that others will copy you?" "No," says Bo, "they are welcome to do that. Sixten was always entirely open to me so why should I conceal anything?"
The afternoon has passed quickly, too quickly, and the time is approaching when I have to leave. During my entire visit I have bombarded Bo with questions and he has answered them willingly all the time. Many of the methods he uses he has invented himself often after having tried many different ways and I am a bit surprised that he is so open about everything. "Don't you have any secrets?" I wonder, "Aren't you afraid that others will copy you?" "No," says Bo, "they are welcome to do that. Sixten was always entirely open to me so why should I conceal anything?"


With this generous statement I will finish my story about Bo Nordh.
With this generous statement I will finish my story about Bo Nordh.
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'''RAMSES by Jan Andersson''' written 2003
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We do not very often see a completely new shape of a pipe, but here is one. The pipe is called Ramses, is made by Bo Nordh and we are quite sure you have never seen a pipe like that before. When we visited Bo last February he had three pipes in this shape ready, one sand-blasted and two in a smooth finish. All three pipes were sold.
As most things in this world, '''Ramses''' was born due to a coincidence. In the beginning of last year (2002) Bo was looking at a wonderfully grained block, but he could not figure what shape would make justice to its beautiful graining. He took a pencil and made some lines following the grain - then he put the block away and did not think of it any more.
Last spring Bo was taken ill and had to spend some time in a hospital. When he eventually got back home and started working in his workshop, he happened to take this specific block and saw the lines he had made. “Well, this could be a beautiful pipe”, Bo thought. He once again took a pencil and made some sketches – and the first '''Ramses'''-pipe was born (but it did not get its name until much later). Bo was not entirely satisfied with this first pipe, but after some more attempts he had found a shape he was completely happy with.
One special thing about '''Ramses''' is that it must be placed in a very special way in the block to get the grain as you want – and very few blocks are suited for this shape. Then, it is a full bent and a full bent is always a problem to drill. If you drill it as usual, the hole where the channel meets the tobacco chamber will become oval. A pipe drilled like that is difficult to smoke to the very bottom, a well known fact with full-bent pipes. Of course Bo could not accept this, so he drills the hole so that it ends a few tenth of a millimetre at the side of the tobacco chamber. He then stitches a hole in the wall with an awl and forms the hole with a small steel ball. In that way the hole becomes circular and not oval and it ends at the very bottom of the chamber. A pipe cleaner can be thrown through the entire pipe without removing the stem, but you have to bend it a little at the end before.
It got the name '''Ramses''' thanks to a German customer visiting Bo. This customer immediately associated the pipe with the statue of Ramses II in Abu Simbel and Bo was immediately enthusiastic. So now this shape also had got a name.
Of course I would have liked to finish this by telling you, how it is to smoke a “Ramses”. But (so far!?) I have not got a pipe to test, so that has to wait.

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