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 folks! My name Is Paul Menard and I'm a down to earth veteran pipe carver for over 11 years now residing in Oregon, USA. I'm married to a wonderful woman who's supportive of my work and we have two dogs that we love to take fly fishing and camping and hiking! 


I attribute my craftsmanship to some long time pipe carvers who have shared various pipe making skills with me over the years and continue to hold me accountable. I'm mostly interested in creating traditional pipe shapes with my own artistic flair with various finishes that I have developed over time. The pipes I make must first be good smokers with perfect internal engineering. The materials I use are the finest quality including high grade Mediterranean briar and rare Croatian morta wood (This is a much higher grade morta than most that is available to the public- I'm the only American pipe carver who obtains this fine wood from this Croatian mill and have been taught specific skills for this wood by a mentor who's used it to make pipes for over 50 years). I love to machine my own ferrules on my metal lathe and typically use delrin mortises when doing so. All my stems are hand cut (Not pre-molded factory made) from high quality Italian acrylic or German ebonite. In my craftsmanship I combine colors to accentuate the total pipe making it visually appealing. 

Many of my customers have become dear friends that I speak with frequently about pipes and the tobaccos's they have learned to enjoy and discovering new ones. I cherish each individual who has purchased a pipe and/or offered me support along the way.

​Each day is a new day and new challenge in my little wood shop where I can allow my God given creativity to flow naturally!

Sincerely,
​Paul


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

READY FOR WORK!