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Eric Weaver knows pipes. He’s been making them for nearly 20 years, but his fascination with the subject goes back to his youth, when he used to watch his grandfather occasionally smoke from a pipe. … (View Post)

J.R.R. Tolkien––born John Ronald Reuel Tolkien in January of 1892––was one of the most famous and influential writers of the 20th century. Tolkien’s longest-enduring works, The Hobbit (1937) and The … (View Post)

You could say that Kent Joyce is good with his hands. The 59-year-old from Noble, Oklahoma has 40 years of experience in the construction industry with an emphasis on carpentry. He plays drums in a r… (View Post)

For most people, carpal tunnel surgery isn’t a career-changing moment. However, for Neal Monier, it ended up leading him to his current profession: pipe making. Seven years ago, Monier was a tattoo a… (View Post)

Thomas Cavendish (born September 19, 1560; died May 1592) was an English explorer and privateer who led the third expedition to successfully circumnavigate the globe. Cavendish descended from a wealt… (View Post)