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Pipemakers Park is a historic pipemaking industrial site which has been transformed into a park and wetlands. Pipemakers Park is located in the inner western suburbs of Melbourne in the city of Maribyrnong, on the western bank of the Maribyrnong River near Highpoint Shopping Centre. The park was created on the site of a former pipe works and meat preserving company, and retains historic buildings adapted to a museum and interpreted industrial ruins. Melbourne's Living Museum of the West Inc. is a community museum, with an ecomuseum focus, operating in the western region of Melbourne in the state of Victoria, Australia..
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The Living Museum, as it is more commonly known, was set up in 1984 to address what was then seen as a disadvantaged region, geographically flat and rocky, heavily industrialised with a high migrant population..
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The ecomuseum concept regards the area researched by a museum as part of the museum itself. The western region covers a large geographical area (see map) west of Melbourne which includes industrial suburbs merging into rural areas. Geologically it sits on an extensive basalt plain with low rainfall. Its population is approximately 500,000 people from approximately 70 different countries. More than 30 % of the population were born in another country..
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The mix has created a unique cultural context that might even seem surreal to those who live in a more homogenous culture. It has in fact given rise to a cultural dynamic that challenges more conventional forms of interpretation..
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The Living Museum is best known for its outreach programs and close involvement with the community it serves. Community participation can take the form of involvement as a volunteer, as a participant in the Museum's research and oral history programs or through more informal contact. For example, many local historical researchers regularly come to share information or talk avout their own research. By depositing copies of their research and publications in the Living Museum's Resource Centre they provide help for other people doing connected research. The Living Museum's Committee of Management is made up of community and museum industry representatives. .
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The Living Museum was set up with an experimental brief to use innovative techniques in involving the local community in researching, documenting and presenting the heritage and history of a previously overlooked patchwork of sub-cultures..
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The first projects looked at the history of work, the contribution of women in the region's history and the role of migrants in the culture and heritage of the local region. These first projects focussed on oral history in a bid to involve the local community in the research and presentation of their own history..
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The Museum has since explored the built heritage of the region, the environment, the Aboriginal Heritage and experimented with the involvement of artists in the presentation of culture and heritage. A book titled 'Your History Mate', describes the first decade of the Living Museum's program and outcomes..
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The Living Museum receives a grant from Arts Victoria for core funding and receives grants for other projects. It has also been earning about 30% of its income from a range of consultancies. It is an incorporated body with a Management Committee drawn from the local community..
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Historical Societies are among the most valuable organisations in our society. It is mainly through historical societies that the community memory is maintained. Without historical societies most communities would lose track of their own history..
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These societies are usually made up of a handful of active members who spend days, weeks and years collecting, protecting and preserving local history. Without local history there would be no sense of national history. There is an inescapabe link with local history and all other levels and interpretations of a national history. .
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Where: Pipemakers Park, Van Ness Avenue (entrance opposite Warr's Road), Maribyrnong.
Located in rural southwest Minnesota, Pipestone National Monument offers an opportunity to partake of
unique cultural and natural resouces. The Monument was established in 1937 to provide American Indians of all federally recognized tribes access to the pipestone quarries for extraction of the red pipestone (catlinite). The establishment of the Monument also preserved a small areas of tallgrass prairie, a vanishing ecosystem in North America. Pipestone's remnant tallgrass prairies host many plants and animals that once flourished throughout the midwest.
The Pipestone Quarries are a sacred site for American Indians. For centuries, tribes across North America traveled to this site to quarry red pipestone for the making of pipes and effigies from this easily carvable material. Today, American Indians still travel long distances to obtain this sacred stone and continue the tradition of pipemaking.
A scenic view of the United States Steel Tubular Operations mill in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Little did I know when I took this on May 31, 2014 that an announcement of the plant closing would come on June 2, 2014, just two days later. The last employees filed out of the facility on August 15, 2014. Approximately 260 jobs were eliminated. This location has a long history. National Tube Works started here in 1872. After a strike / lockout in 1987 it was taken over by a company called Camp Hill. USS resumed operations at the plant in 2011, anticipating increased business from the natural gas and oil industries. Unfair foreign trade practices were said to be the blame for the plant's closing. This complex was served by CSX and had a dedicated Union Railroad switcher that stayed at the location. Fortunately the Dura-Bond company purchased the property in 2017, to resume the tradition of pipe-making / processing here.
You wouldn't know it, but the art of pipemaking is still alive, albeit in a very small number who have the skills and knowledge to make clay pipes in the time honoured way. Luckily I was able to witness the process at the recent heritage day at Broseley Pipeworks.
The Crown Pipeworks, makers of clay tobacco pipes were abandoned in 1960, and as the buildings and equipment had not changed in 80 years the pipeworks became a true time capsule. In the years that followed the buildings slowly began to crumble however they were saved from demolition in the 1980s and were grade II listed. Open days are few and far between however, save for two heritage days when they are once again open for the public to enjoy.
Always wanted a green pipe. I've looked at a lot of them. They all had either a heavy paint job or they were the wrong green. So I made this pipe in Kelly green. I tried a technique this time to get more contrast in the grain. First I used a black dye and sanded it back then the green. Really like all the birdseye grain on this pipe. I love this color!
After working as a pipemaker and master silversmith for over 25 years, Les Wood left Dunhill and formed L&JS Briars with his wife Dolly in 1978, becoming one of the pioneers of high-grade English handmade pipes. Les sold his creations worldwide under several names including Ellwood, Les Wood, L. Wood, and most notably, Ferndown, which was the name of his country estate. Ferndown pipes were sold primarily in the UK and US markets.
Like Dunhill, Les uses a proprietary oil-curing process for seasoning the briar, which imparts a slightly nutty taste to his pipes. Being a master silversmith, the great majority of Ferndown pipes employ silver fittings and adornments.
This lovely bent octagonal panel is finished in Les’ dark reddish-black Bark sandblast and sports a silver mount fitted with a hand-cut stem made from the finest German Ebonite rod stock. It’s designated as 3-star with an overall length of 6.75 inches and a 2.25 inch bowl height.
Sadly, Les has retired from pipemaking generally and now produces pipes on an extremely limited basis, if at all. New Ferndowns have become very difficult to obtain and those that can be found command a substantial price commensurate with their scarcity.
An artisan from the Eastern Band of Cherokee carves a stone/clay pipe bowl. A buffalo is carved into the pipe.
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsburg, sharing with visitors their history, their crafts, their stories, and fighting "the battle of ignorance," by dispelling myths and stereotypes regarding Native culture.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Pipemaking for the Coolgardie Water Scheme - Messrs. Mephan Ferguson's pipe works at Falkirk, with pipes in foreground. For more about Mephan Ferguson, see adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ferguson-mephan-3511
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
Historically, members from the Cherokee nation visited Williamsburg, camping on the grounds and meeting with English officials. Through the course of two days, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted visitors at their "camp" in the magazine area of Colonial Williamsburg, sharing with visitors their history, their crafts, their stories, and fighting "the battle of ignorance," by dispelling myths and stereotypes regarding Native culture.
"For countless generations, American Indians have quarried the red pipestone found at this site. These grounds are sacred to many people because the pipestone quarried here is carved into pipes used for prayer. Many believe that the pipe's smoke carries one's prayer to the Great Spirit. The traditions of quarrying and pipemaking continue here today."
$ 5060
Chacom Champs-Elysées 43 – Smoking Pipe
A COLORFUL BENT BILLIARD
This Chacom Champs-Elysées 43 is a bent pipe with a “billiard” shape. Most pipe smokers appreciate this easy-to-handle shape and its rounded bowl. You will love the harmony of this pipe. Especially, its beautiful triple aluminum and briar band which creates a smooth transition between the shiny grey bowl and the black acrylic stem.
A STYLISH BRIAR PIPE MADE IN SAINT-CLAUDE
The briar pipe in the pictures is the exact one you will receive. This Chacom Champs-Elysées 43 was made in Chapuis-Comoy & cie workshops by a team of creative diehards which preserve traditional processes and pipemaking techniques. This French briar pipe will be delivered in a branded cardboard gift box with a cotton bag.
SIZE
Classic
CHAMBER SIZE
Medium
SHAPE
Bent
DIMENSIONS
134 (L) x 36 (w) x 50 (h) mm
CHAMBER DEPTH
43 mm, 43 mm
CHAMBER DIAMETER
20 mm, 20 mm
MOUTHPIECE MATERIAL
Acrylic
FILTER
9 mm, 9 mm
WEIGHT
50 g, 50 g
FINISH
Shiny
BRAND
Chacom, Chacom
The fourth and final piece in a series of Mastro de Paja pipes I’ve acquired over the last few months.
I’ve been a long-time fan of Mastro de Paja for the designs and smoking quality of their pipes but I have to say their grading system at times has me mystified. I offer this pipe as exhibit A. For the life of me, I do not understand why a pipe having the tightness and uniformity of straight grain as this was only graded a 3B (still a respectable grade), and then to be fitted with an 18k gold mount and sun logo on the stem? The mind boggles. To me, this piece has the finest grain of the lot but what do I know?
Makers have been known to downgrade pipes on occasion for friends or preferred customers to keep the cost a bit lower. Perhaps this was one of those pipes. It’s a gorgeous piece whatever the grade or circumstances behind it and a fine example of Pesaro pipemaking at its best.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
These authentic peace pipes are only one of many exhibits you will find at the Visitor's Center. In the same building a Cultural Resource Center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and Native American work with pipestone. American Indian craftspersons can be observed making pipes daily, Memorial Day through Labor Day. An Indian man and woman were making pipes on the Saturday we were there in mid-May. Films, interpretative displays, and other information is also available, as well as a gift shop. Handmade peace pipes are among the items for sale.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
After working as a pipemaker and master silversmith for over 25 years, Les Wood left Dunhill and formed L&JS Briars with his wife Dolly in 1978, becoming one of the pioneers of high grade English handmade pipes. Les sold his creations worldwide under several names including Ellwood, Les Wood, L. Wood, and most notably, Ferndown, which was the name of his country estate. Ferndown pipes were sold primarily in the UK and US markets.
Like Dunhill, Les uses a proprietary oil-curing process for seasoning the briar, which imparts a slightly nutty taste to his pipes. Being a master silversmith, the great majority of Ferndown pipes employ silver fittings and adornments.
This lovely bent octagonal panel is finished in Les’ dark reddish-black Bark sandblast and sports a silver mount fitted with a hand-cut stem made from the finest German Ebonite rod stock. It’s designated as 3-star with an overall length of 6.75 inches and a 2.25 inch bowl height.
Sadly, Les has retired from pipemaking generally and now produces pipes on an extremely limited basis, if at all. New Ferndowns have become very difficult to obtain and those that can be found command a substantial price commensurate with their scarcity.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
Ian Walker’s Northern Briars pipes are very unusual in that they are the only pipes that are entirely handcrafted on board an English canal or narrow boat. Ian and his wife purchased the NB Sable in 1997 which serves as both residence and Ian’s pipemaking studio. According to British law, the boat can only be moored at one spot for two weeks. So every fortnight Ian moves his house and workshop to a new location on one of the thousands of canals and rivers in England.
This piece is an older Charatan style that back in the day was called After Hours. Charatan fashioned these to be a gentlemen's long last smoke of the evening, gracing the many London gentleman's clubs with Latakia smoke. Ian tends to prefer larger pipes, this one being a Group 5 equivalent at 6.75 inches long with a 2 inch bowl height. The shank is fitted with a gold mounted horn accent slightly tapered to match the Cumberland stem.
Ian is a third-generation pipemaker with his grandfather leaving Duncan Briars in 1958 to form Northern Briars with his son Peter as a pipe repair service. Ian had his start at the family business in 1972 and began making pipes in 1983. He is one of the few remaining artisans continuing the English handmade pipe tradition.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
from nps.gov
After working as a pipemaker and master silversmith for over 25 years, Les Wood left Dunhill and formed L&JS Briars with his wife Dolly in 1978, becoming one of the pioneers of high grade English handmade pipes. Les sold his creations worldwide under several names including Ellwood, Les Wood, L. Wood, and most notably, Ferndown, which was the name of his country estate. Ferndown pipes were sold primarily in the UK and US markets.
Like Dunhill, Les uses a proprietary oil-curing process for seasoning the briar, which imparts a slightly nutty taste to his pipes. Being a master silversmith, the great majority of Ferndown pipes employ silver fittings and adornments.
This lovely bent octagonal panel is finished in Les’ dark reddish-black Bark sandblast and sports a silver mount fitted with a hand-cut stem made from the finest German Ebonite rod stock. It’s designated as 3-star with an overall length of 6.75 inches and a 2.25 inch bowl height.
Sadly, Les has retired from pipemaking generally and now produces pipes on an extremely limited basis, if at all. New Ferndowns have become very difficult to obtain and those that can be found command a substantial price commensurate with their scarcity.
Ian Walker’s Northern Briars pipes are very unusual in that they are the only pipes that are entirely handcrafted on board an English canal or narrow boat. Ian and his wife purchased the NB Sable in 1997 which serves as both residence and Ian’s pipemaking studio. According to British law, the boat can only be moored at one spot for two weeks. So every fortnight Ian moves his house and workshop to a new location on one of the thousands of canals and rivers in England.
This piece is an older Charatan style that back in the day was called After Hours. Charatan fashioned these to be a gentlemen's long last smoke of the evening, gracing the many London gentleman's clubs with Latakia smoke. Ian tends to prefer larger pipes, this one being a Group 5 equivalent at 6.75 inches long with a 2 inch bowl height. The shank is fitted with a gold mounted horn accent slightly tapered to match the Cumberland stem.
Ian is a third-generation pipemaker with his grandfather leaving Duncan Briars in 1958 to form Northern Briars with his son Peter as a pipe repair service. Ian had his start at the family business in 1972 and began making pipes in 1983. He is one of the few remaining artisans continuing the English handmade pipe tradition.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Giancarlo Guidi was a true visionary who was instrumental in defining the “Scuola di Pesaro” or the Pesaro School of pipe making and design — endowing classical shapes with a sense of style, flair and elegance not found in the more traditionally conservative English school. He founded two of Italy’s premiere pipemaking establishments; Mastro de Paja in 1972 and Ser Jacopo upon leaving Mastro in 1983. Sadly, Giancarlo left us in 2012 after a prolonged illness. He was 64 years old. Yet his vision lives on in the many singular creations that continue to flourish from these two studios.
This larger Rhodesian is from the Albus et Niger or Black and White series, so named from the black contrast staining of the strummel and the ivory colored acrylic stem. I first saw this staining effect sometime around 2005 where it was used by Elio & Guido Rinaldo on a few of their pipes at the time. It’s an interesting finish that renders an almost marble or stone-like effect with the lighter brown tones intermingled with the predominating dark grayish-black. Being a higher “C” grade, the straight grain is uniformly distributed around the circumference of the bowl.
Ser Jacopo is known for their exceptional silverwork with which Giancarlo Guidi introduced a number of decorative silver mounts including the Delecta, Imago, and Cymatium. The mount used here is the Pulchra, Latin for “Beautiful” and it is just that. The irregular dimpling in the lower half scatters and reflects light like the facets of a gemstone. This is probably my favorite of the various silver mounts used by Ser Jacopo, instilling the shape with a touch of refined elegance.
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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Ian Walker’s Northern Briars pipes are very unusual in that they are the only pipes that are entirely handcrafted on board an English canal or narrow boat. Ian and his wife purchased the NB Sable in 1997 which serves as both residence and Ian’s pipemaking studio. According to British law, the boat can only be moored at one spot for two weeks. So every fortnight Ian moves his house and workshop to a new location on one of the thousands of canals and rivers in England.
This piece is an older Charatan style that back in the day was called After Hours. Charatan fashioned these to be a gentlemen's long last smoke of the evening, gracing the many London gentleman's clubs with Latakia smoke. Ian tends to prefer larger pipes, this one being a Group 5 equivalent at 6.75 inches long with a 2 inch bowl height. The shank is fitted with a gold mounted horn accent slightly tapered to match the Cumberland stem.
Ian is a third-generation pipemaker with his grandfather leaving Duncan Briars in 1958 to form Northern Briars with his son Peter as a pipe repair service. Ian had his start at the family business in 1972 and began making pipes in 1983. He is one of the few remaining artisans continuing the English handmade pipe tradition.
Here's my second pipemaking attempt, finished today. The shape is a volcano and the rusticated surface was done with dremel bits. The bowl and mortise were drilled on a drillpress with Pimo tools. The tenon was also shaped with a Pimo tenon cutter. This briar block was seriously pitted with a peanut sized flaw that went through the bowl. I decided to fill it and rusticate to hide the flaw. Hope she smokes!
Pipestone National Monument, created by an act of Congress in 1937, is an area of ethnological, archeological and historical significance that preserves the pipestone quarries in a natural prairie setting. For centuries American Indians have come to this site to quarry the red stone called pipestone. Through the years pipes carved from pipestone have been used for many purposes: to show intention for war or peace, to seal agreements and treaties, for trade, and for religious ceremonies. Today, only American Indians may remove the soft red stone from the area.
The United States government's policy toward American Indians shifted in the 1930s with the introduction of John Collier as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Appointed by Harold Ikes, Collier brought about reforms in Indian policy promoting cultural preservation and tribal self-government for American Indians. In preserving the sacred pipestone quarry for tribal use only, the U.S. government recognized the importance and heritage of the people who first populated the area.
The soft red stone is found in a vein between layers of the harder red Sioux quartzite. Methods of quarrying have changed little since the process began. Quarrying is a laborious task involving weeks of work with hand tools, including sledgehammers, pry bars, sharp chisels, and metal wedges. The experience of the quarrier is also a major legacy of the monument. Many of the quarry pits have walls of quartzite rubble, which represent the physical efforts of generations of quarriers. Pipestone National Monument preserves the mile-long quarry line for continued use by members of all American Indian tribes.
Attractions at the site include operating quarries, native plants, rock formations, Winnewissa Falls, Leaping Rock, and a marker from the Nicollet Expedition. The visitor's center includes interpretive displays, films and information. A cultural center helps to explain the art of pipemaking and American Indian work.
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