One thing that I have done since I began carving pipes is offering a variety of shapes and sizes. Some folks with large hands love having a nice big pipe filling their mitts as they smoke. They love the textures, smooth mouthpieces and that tactile connection. Other pipe smokers may want something on the smaller side. They love the handsfree aspect of pipe smoking and desire lighter weights and having a small pipe to slip into their shirt pockets available at a moments notice. And then there's all those medium sized pipes that fit somewhere on the scale between the two extremes. 

The big pipe in the picture is just under 6" and weighs 2&1/2 ounces while the tiny pipe is 3.62" and weighs only 1/2 ounce. 
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With Fall quickly approaching the pipe communities are buzzing with excitement as our favorite smoking season approaches! Fall has always given me a fresh perspective on things. The wildfires in Oregon are beginning to come under control and the cooler temps are a welcoming presence for us pipe people. My go to pipe tobacco is Autumn Evening and sometimes I will add a little burley. 

Pipe production for me is going strong. I have many different nose warmer style pipes available as well. Just ask and let me find something that's a perfect fit for your pipe smoking journey. Whether you're just beginning or have been smoking for many years I have something special just for you! 

Well my friends,
We have an official meeting place at The Cigar Chapel in Bend. I'm encouraged by the overwhelming support from the owner. The meeting times will be the first and third Tuesday afternoons until 7 pm closing time. I have given a wide time frame so folks can come after work when it is more convenient. 
Sincerely,
​Paul

Hello Friends,

Our last club meeting was postponed due to seriously hot weather and lack of an indoor smoking lounge large enough to accommodate folks. Please don't let this deter you from meeting with other pipe smokers here in Central Oregon! I know many pipe smokers are meeting in groups of two or three. I want to encourage that and if you know anyone looking for a pipe community here please reach out and help them get connected. 

Please feel free to hit me up for a smoke together! I will adjust my schedule to sit down with you and enjoy a pipe together!!

Sincerely,
​Paul

Hello my friends!
​Our summer here in Bend, Oregon is just beginning and pipe smoking is a great way to slow down and enjoy the beautiful weather. While I encourage others to smoke their pipes outside It is a good reminder to be sure to stay safe and discard any embers in a proper fashion. 

The Bend Pipe club meets July 7th and hope to see you at The Cigar Chapel. I typically share a few nice tobaccos and give away much of it. Here's your chance to meet some fellow pipe smoker's in person and develop some relationships centered around the leaf and pipe. 

At the beginning of fire season here there were two house fires nearby my home and one ember flew over and began a fire on our property. So, for the past several weeks I have been extremely busy clearing lower hanging branches and removing trees adjacent the house. I have a great defensible space now! 

Although the break from pipe making was necessary I am excited to get back in the shop and start on some new projects! I have a nice selection of dry briar now and some gorgeous stem material for mouth pieces. 

Wherever you find yourself this summer either vacationing or working I hope you take time for yourself and slowly enjoy a nice smoking pipe! 

Sincerely,
​Paul

After meeting with several pipe smokers here in Central Oregon we have finally come up with a plan!

Officialy we will be meeting at several locations on the second Tuesday of every month. Our soft launch will be at McManamins in Bend, May 12th, at 4 pm. Meetings will typically be around two to three hours. 

Pipe club members will recieve a small log to journal their tobaccos and each meeting will feature a different blend we will all partake of together. 

Stay tuned for more pipe fun with pipe 101 classes, slow smoke contests, raffles and more!

Happy International Pipe Smoking Day 2026!!

When I first began smoking a pipe in my 20's I wasn't part of any pipe smoking community. It was only a young man, a pipe and some sea farer's type blend with hints of vanilla and whiskey. I enjoyed a pipe while  laying in my hammock underneath a pepper tree on my ranch. I'm not sure why I quit smoking a pipe not long afterwards. Perhaps it was the tobacco choice, the pipe, or something else? I believe it was the "something else that caused me to cease smoking. After years of reflection and taking up pipe smoking again in my fifties I found two important aspects worth considering.

First of all, smoking a pipe is personal. It's a personal journey where one enjoys experimenting with different tobacco blends and various pipes. The second part is community. If I wasn't part of a pipe smoking community I would miss out on what other minds are discovering about their personal experiences. I would also miss out on sharing my life with another soul.

Pipe smoking is personal AND it's vicariously accomplished in community. This is the main reason that I am working on our local pipe club and staying in relationships with many pipe people around the world. People not the pipe is what matters most. The pipe is the vehicle, I'm the passenger and many others are driving. Let's steer this hobby into the next generation with enthusiasm and love of the brotherhood in 2026!

Peace 
​Paul

I have been speaking with a few people about the club and we are in the beginning stages of putting together something really special. A community here locally in Bend where folks can share their love of the pipe together in a nonjudgmental setting and on a regular basis. There will be tobacco tastings, slow smoke contests, food, drink and much more! Currently we are looking at the end of April possibly for a launch date. Stay tuned, more to follow!