Yesterday, I came home after a long day at work and was surprised to find a box sitting on my front porch. I hadn’t ordered anything recently so I was a bit confused as to what it could be. Seeing as how I’m a world famous pipe blogger I was a little worried that maybe a crazed fan had mailed me a severed head or something… Unfortunately the box was a little to small for a head, (maybe next time) so I brought it in the house and opened it. What I found inside was even better than a human head. Okay, maybe not “better” but every bit as good as a human head.

So here’s the deal… A few weeks before Thanksgiving I contacted a fellow blogger, pipe enthusiast, artisan and friend named Tim who restores estate pipes and showcases them on his blog Pipes Revival. Having read many of his posts…