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Downie Pipes and Esoterica...
Pipe making started out as a hobby on the weekends while I was working in the Vancouver film industry. A 15-hour workday on set, or in the editing studio does not make for an available father, so when my wife and I discovered she was pregnant I took my hobby of pipe making and expanded it into a business. The learning curve was steep but with the help of pipe makers like Mark Tinsky and Trever Talbert, I was eventually able to learn which side of the sandpaper to use.
Making classic pipe shapes is something I absolutely love. It's the test of a true pipe maker if they can make a Billiard that's balanced and proportioned from bowl to shank to stem. That said, I also enjoy taking my pipes in more esoteric and artistic directions. Figural pipes and other sculpture-based pipes have become a large part of my business.
Sculptured pipes eventually expanded into straight sculpture, and now I offer my services as a sculptor as well as a pipe maker.
Making classic pipe shapes is something I absolutely love. It's the test of a true pipe maker if they can make a Billiard that's balanced and proportioned from bowl to shank to stem. That said, I also enjoy taking my pipes in more esoteric and artistic directions.