(*Les hruške za pipe iz Ljubnega ob Savinji) / Pear wood for smoking pipes from Ljubno ob Savinji)

V pozni jeseni leta 2020 mi je prijatelj Štefan omenil, da bodo na domačem dvorišču požagali staro hruško Tepko.

Štefan je lastnik, uporabnik (in srečni izžrebanec) ene izmed mojih prvih izdelanih pip, katero sem v nagradni igri podaril decembra 2019 na Facebook spletni strani Mosir Smoking Pipes, v dar je dobil tudi eno prvih pip iz koruznega storža (Corncob). Zvesto spremlja moje piparsko udejstvovanje in me podpira, zato ni bilo dileme, kje bo nekaj najboljših kosov lesa iz omenjene hruške končalo.

Trije kosi debla in koreninski del sta tako pristala pri meni doma v kurilnici na sušenju, kjer so čakali vse do sredine decembra 2022, ko sem poskusno in z veliko težavo razkosal del debla in ugotovil, da je dovolj suh, izredno trd ter tako primeren za nadaljno obdelavo.

Takoj na začetku je Štefan izrazil željo, da bi rad imel kadilsko pipo (oziroma fajfo) iz omenjenega lesa v spomin na dobro letino in senco, ki jim jo je omenjena hruška nudila.

Izdelava je trajala precej dolgo obdobje zaradi sušenja lesa in ker Štefan praznuje rojstni dan šele avgusta tudi zaradi tega, ker je namenjena kot presenečenje ter lepo darilo. (S tem se je tudi objava mojega prispevka o izdelavi zavlekla v začetek septembra).

Zgoraj in v nadaljevanju so fotografije iz izdelave serije pip iz omenjenega lesa lokalnega izvora, kar je redka priložnost – pravzaprav čast, da sem ga imel priložnost uporabiti. Vmes sem vključil tudil poskusno učno izdelavo pipe iz lesa oljke za lastno uporabo, saj lepo dopolnjuje serijo.

Pipa iz lesa oljke sloga “poker” in masivna pipa sloga “pot” sta (p)ostala moja last, eno sem podaril Štefanu, dve pa sta na voljo v spletni trgovini Etsy.

Vsaka moja pipa, ki je na voljo (v spletni trgovini) vsebuje leseno, lasersko gravirano škatlico z napisom, katerega mi skrbno izdela BAMF Celje, ročno narejeno tlačilko, zaščitno vrečko iz filca, stojalo iz filca/lesa – v tem primeru, ko gre za slog pipe, ki ga ne potrebuje, saj ima ravno dno pa vrečko za tobak. Vse izdelano/zašito ročno z moje strani. Priložena so tudi navodila za ukajevanje pipe, da pipa dolgo služi novemu uporabniku.

Če potegnem črto….

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… moram zapisati, da sem se spet veliko novega naučil, užival v izdelavi in se tako sproščal od napornega službenega urnika. Hkrati pa s ponosom nadaljujem tradicijo naših prednikov, ki so uživali v izdelavi in uporabi pip ter vzgoji lastnega tobaka.

Več informacij o pipah in dodatkih za njihovo uporabo je na Mosir Smoking Pipes: Facebook & Instagram & Etsy

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In the late autumn of 2020, my friend Štefan mentioned to me that they were going to cut down the old pear tree in their backyard.

Štefan is the owner, user (and lucky winner) of one of my first handmade pipe, which I gave away in a prize game in December 2019 on the Mosir Smoking Pipes Facebook website, he also received one of the first corncob pipe as a gift. He follows my handmade pipe production activities and supports me, so there was no dilemma where some of the best pieces of wood from his pear would end up.

Three pieces of the trunk and the root part end up at my home in the boiler room for drying, where they waited until mid-December 2022, when I with great difficulty split a part of the trunk and found that it was dry enough, extremely hard and so it is suitable for further processing.

Right at the beginning, Štefan expressed his wish that he would like to have a smoking pipe made of the mentioned wood in memory of the good harvest and the shade that their pear tree offered them.

The production took quite a long time due to the drying of the wood and because Štefan does not celebrate his birthday until August, also because it is intended as a surprise and a nice gift. (So also is this a reason that my article about the production of poker series pipes was not out until begining of September).

All photos of the production of a series of smoking pipes from the locally sourced wood, a rare opportunity – indeed an honor to have had the opportunity to use it. In the meantime, I have also included a trial on making a smoking pipe from olive wood for my own use, as it complements the series nicely.

The top two – poker style olive wood smoking pipe and the pot style pipe remained in my property, one I gave to Štefan, and other two below are available in the Etsy shop.

Each of my smoking pipe available (in the Etsy online shop) comes with a wooden, laser-engraved box with logo, carefully made by BAMF Celje, a hand-made tamper, a protective felted bag, a felted/wooden stand – in this case, when it comes to (poker) style pipe, which it does not need, as it has a flat bottom I sewed a tobacco bag. All handmade by me. Instructions how to “break” in a new pipe are also included so that the smoking pipe will serve the new owner for a long time.

If I draw the line…

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… I have to write down that I learned a lot of new things again, enjoyed making the smoking pipes and relaxed from a busy work schedule. At the same time, I am proud to continue the tradition of our ancestors who enjoyed making and using pipes and growing their own tobacco.

More info about pipes and other products for their use you can get at: Mosir Smoking Pipes – Facebook & Instagram & Etsy.