Pipes - François Dal | My craft
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“Before any aesthetic considerations, I am convinced that a pipe must first smoke perfectly to guarantee the best experience to the smoker. “

I hope that you will find here an echo to the passion that has animated me for recent years in the craft of briar pipe.

I live in Wepion near Namur in Belgium.

My first steps were made by restoring old pipes; giving life back to forgotten objects has allowed me to discover all the diversity and richness of this exciting universe.  Some visits to Saint-Claude, old capital of the pipe in the french Jura, allowed me to meet Pierre Morel, the outstanding master pipe-maker and observe him during 4 (too) short mornings.

Bitten by passion more than by experience, I then fully invested myself to make a small workshop and learned by myself working preturned stummels.  Progressively, the desire to produce my own pipes from raw materials was born. 

Before any aesthetic considerations, I am convinced that a pipe must first smoke perfectly to guarantee the best experience to the smoker.   But the choice of a pipe is also made with the eyes, by heart stroke, and I also hope that you discover in my work a style and a seductive line.  In order to fully satisfy you, I devote the necessary time to a good execution from a technical point of view but also to the selection of quality raw materials.

Through these pages, you will be able to discover the different axes of my activity and the types of pipes available for sale, namely:

  • ‘Handmade’ pipes entirely made from raw materials,
  • ‘Tradition’ pipes made from machine-turned briar blanks,
  • ‘Estate’ pipes of various brands, restored, reconditioned professionally and ready to smoke.

Feel free to contact me for any question, customized order or repair request.  I truly value dialogue and exchanges to understand your needs and respond to your expectations.  I ship worldwide.