A Theory of Tobacco Pipemaking
/My pipemaking is informed by a few principles, which I have arrived at after dabbling in the craft over the past few years.
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Writing and photography by Ryan Trimble
My pipemaking is informed by a few principles, which I have arrived at after dabbling in the craft over the past few years.
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