This pipe is inspired by an illustration from “Il libro delle Pipe” (The book of Pipes) by the famous italian novelist Dino Buzzati, and Eppe Ramazzotti” (first edition: 1945). The bizarre illustrations were all made by the authors. My interpretation of the pipe is 17 cm of total length and it is made of tuscanian briar […]
Read MoreRed Dragon pipe, commissioned. Based on a shape provided by the customer. It is composed by three parts, and it can be disassembled for easy cleaning. Bowl/head made of tuscanian briar, middle part made of cherry wood, stem made of methacrylate. Some parts (litke the mouth inside, the belly) are sandblasted to give to the […]
Read MoreSeabee pipe – We build, we fight! – commissioned Seabee pipe (reads “C B” in English, which stands for Constuction Battalions). It is the symbol of the “Sea Bees”, military engineers of the United States Navy. The pin-up lady is not part of the original emblem, but was requested by the customer (making it very […]
Read MoreOwl smoking pipe – Strix Nebulosa (Great Grey Owl) Commissioned pipe, made of briar (from Tuscany) with natural finish, and grey methacrylate stem.
Read MoreBowl Briar Plateau (Calabira)
Stem Acrylic
Angry boar pipe III – stand-up version This is my third version of the Angry boar pipe. It is made of Calabrian briar plateau with an acrylic stem. Some parts, like the crest and the part between the legs, are sandblasted, to create a creative texture contrast on the the surface. The barktop of the […]
Read MoreThis work has been a nice challenge! It required a hard work of study and observation of a model I created inserting a wet cloth in an old pipe. The sanding process was strenuous. Click here to read an article about the making of this pipe. This pipe can be made on commission. A possible […]
Read MoreFrog carved tobacco pipe number 2 Making a frog carved tobacco pipe is always a very funny work! This is a variation of the one I made for an article that has been published on an italian magazine concerning wood (LegnoLab), with all the steps of its creation. (That article will be published soon on […]
Read MoreBowl Apulian olive wood
Stem Methacrylate
Snail tobacco pipe. “Slow smoking” Here there two briar versions (golden and natural flamed) and one olive wood version of the snail pipe. The briar pipes ofthe pictures are made of finest briar, wih limited edition color SEM ebonite stem, while the olive wood version is made of apulian olive wood with methacrylate stem. Watch […]
Read MoreI like ravens, and the subject of the bird of prey in general, so I wanted to adapt the full figure of the bird to a pipe. I thought that the better way was to put the tobacco chamber on its back, so the raven is watching towards the mouth of the smoker. So the […]
Read MoreFrog tobacco pipe This frog carved tobacco pipe has been a very funny work! I made this one for the first time for an article that has been published on an italian magazine concerning wood (LegnoLab), with all the steps of its creation. It will be published soon on an english magazine, too. The idea […]
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