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Inspiration comes from many places such as walks in nature. In the woods where you see tree branches and roots sticking up out of the ground give me different ideas. At the beach, I see rocks, stones, and sea animals washing up on the shore and I develop many of my ideas from this. | Inspiration comes from many places such as walks in nature. In the woods where you see tree branches and roots sticking up out of the ground give me different ideas. At the beach, I see rocks, stones, and sea animals washing up on the shore and I develop many of my ideas from this. | ||
Over the years I have gotten better technically, and this gives me confidence to follow my ideas, and I think that it gives me even more ideas. | [[Image:tonninielsen1.jpg|thumb|left|200pxl|]]Over the years I have gotten better technically, and this gives me confidence to follow my ideas, and I think that it gives me even more ideas. | ||
Coming up with new ideas and doing the rough shaping. Then to finish them and seeing the result, that is the ultimate thrill. | Coming up with new ideas and doing the rough shaping. Then to finish them and seeing the result, that is the ultimate thrill. | ||
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The briar root is a material of incredible beauty. Most briar has imperfections, but those imperfections do not really take away from the beauty of the wood. I appreciate the perfect briar pieces as well as those with naturally occurring imperfections. | The briar root is a material of incredible beauty. Most briar has imperfections, but those imperfections do not really take away from the beauty of the wood. I appreciate the perfect briar pieces as well as those with naturally occurring imperfections. | ||
'''Contact information:''' | '''Contact information:''' | ||
[[Image:tonninielsen_working.jpg|thumb|right|image by Lars Kiel]]You can get in touch with Tonni on the following address, - or you can contact him through danishpipemakers.com[http://danishpipemakers.com/index.html]: | |||
Tonni Nielsen | Tonni Nielsen | ||
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Crestwood, KY 40014 | Crestwood, KY 40014 | ||
USA | USA | ||
E-mail: mailto:thenielsens4@hotmail.com | E-mail: mailto:thenielsens4@hotmail.com | ||
The basis of this article uses materials from danishpipemakers.com[http://danishpipemakers.com/index.html] materials, with kind permission. | The basis of this article uses materials from danishpipemakers.com[http://danishpipemakers.com/index.html] materials, with kind permission. | ||