First of all, if you've made it here then, I want to sincerely thank you for taking the time to visit my humble little website.
Hi, I'm Paul, 
Well, how did I get here?! Sounds like a Talking Heads song...

I've always been artistically minded and have learned many different artistic trades over the course of my life. I used to hand carve animal figures from wood, (large fish, bears, etc.) I also have made furniture, tables, chairs and more for myself and others. Learning photography and pottery when I was young  has also given me an appreciation for the arts and craftsmanship. Fly fishing and fly tying taught me to be very meticulous.

​After building a crude little woodshop I began to make all sorts of things which eventually led me to making pipes.

And now for the past 10 years I've been honing my craft and making affordable high end tobacco pipes for my customers. I use the finest materials available and every pipe is made with extreme dedication and experience. As an artist I choose several finish techniques that display the natural grain in the wonderful Mediterranean briar and Croatian morta I use. These finishes take more time and often include combined techniques I've developed over the years. The stems are meticulously hand cut from beautiful Italian acrylic, German ebonite with color choices used to enhance and compliment the wood. I use methods in my stem making that provide comfort with precise engineering and integrity. Every single pipe passes a pipe cleaner and has incredible controlled draw!

For each pipe I then make a soft thick leather bag. I hand select the leather locally, hand punch the holes and double stitch with waxed line. A paracord tie is used to secure it. The leather bags are really terrific and another way to protect your pipes during transit or in a drawer. 

My customers/friends that have purchased my pipes repeatedly commend me on the pipes I have hand crafted and often come back for more. I attribute much of my expertise to my master pipe making mentors who've shared incredibly valued information over the years and I also teach pipe making to a few select individuals. 

In my spare time I am either fly fishing, hiking, camping or photographing with my beautiful wife and our feisty sweet German Shepherd, Roxy and new puppy, Annie!

Here in Central, Oregon (Bend) I started a pipe club, If you are in the area please email me and we can meet up for a pipe smoke! 


Thank you for visiting!
My email is info@paulspipes.com

My three gals! Roxy, Annie and Kris!