About me

Welcome to my pipes and thoughts. All of the pipes presented here are my own designs. I’ll be adding new pipe designs regularly so if you don’t see anything you like check back or tell me what your looking for. I’d be glad to design an original pipe for you.

I’ve been intrigued by pipes since my childhood. My Mom has a set of pipes that belonged to my Grandfather. Although I never met the man I had heard stories about him. I could picture him with one of those pipes in hand on his boat, or after a family meal. The pipes were a connection to a man my Mom really respected, but whom I’d never met. When I held them I felt connected to him. Now I make pipes that will someday be connections to a generation I’ll never meet. That’s what I hope to make, memories.

The pipe’s pictured are predominantly made from Briar. This is the traditional pipe wood harvested from a few countries surrounding the Mediterranean. While I’ve used other wood’s in the past to see how they react in this application, I have found that Briar is the best wood, and therefore the only wood I’ll make pipe’s from.

All pipes pictured are my personal pipes.  The pipe you will receive will be a “fresh” pipe.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or suggestions.

email: eightfingeredww@comcast.net

Phone: 503 502 6398

‘45 – ‘47 Peterson “Shamrock” #53

This is one of the pipes I recently received from my Mom. She found out that I was making pipes and gave me the pipes that were my Grandfathers. I restored this pipe and researched it’s history. I found out that it was made between 1945 and 1947 in Dublin, Ireland. I smoked it for the first time today and while my Grandpa didn’t appear before me, which would have been cool, I’d have liked to take a walk with him in the snow and tell him about myself. Unfortunately we never met. I’d have told him I’ll take good care of your pipes.

Bent Dublin

It’s been a while sense I’ve posted a new pipe. It’s not that
I haven’t been working on anything, rather I made this pipe
and I love it. I’ve spent all my “pipe time” smoking this pipe
instead of posting it up here. I made this pipe back in early
December with Christmas in mind. This pipe has an “old world”
feel to it. I’m enjoying walking around the neighbourhood
with my dog Samantha, smoking this pipe, and thinking of
warmer months ahead.

$190.00 US