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Hi! My name is Alexandr Bondarev, I am a pipe maker from Riga, Latvia. And this is one of my pipes. The pipe is listed myself, you buy it directly from me without any third-party persons. I offer the direct warranty service: in case of any problems with my pipe I am always on your side, because you are my client, and I love my clients :) But, for 7 years I make pipes no one has used the return option or applied for replacement.
About Me
I was born in St.Petersburg, Russia, and since 2017 I live in Riga, Latvia. I graduated from art school, studied math in SPb Technical University, and worked as a web designer and web programmer for 15 years. In 2011 I made my first smoking pipe and it became my favorite hobby, and soon my second job. Now I am a full-time pipe maker. I love my business and can\'t imagine a better job for me.
About My Pipes
I\'m quite sure there are two most important things in a good smoking pipe: tasty briar and perfect engineering.
I tried briar from different suppliers from different countries, and found the best one. His name is Romeo Mimmo, he lives in Italy, and he offers really the best briar. His briar is more expensive than others, but it\'s always dry, fine cooked and gives a really tasty smoke. I stoped testing other suppliers and work only with Mimmo briar.
The second thing is engineering. Any of my pipes meets very strict quality requirements.
The drilling is always accurate. The stem bore and the shank bore always meet in one point, the shank bore always goes accurately to the bottom of the bowl, the tennon length always matches the mortise depth accurate to 0.2 - 0.3 mm.
Of course, any of my pipes perfectly passes the \"pipe cleaner test\". It means, you can put a pipe cleaner into the stem and it with well pass through the bore into the bowl. But my quality requirements are much more strict than a simple pipe cleaner test.
The most important thing in pipe engineering is a button slot. I make a deep and wide V-slot, so the smoke goes to the mouth as a slow wide flow and doesn\'t hurt the tongue.
The bore of the pipe doesn\'t have places of sharp narrowing and expanding, so the pipe has no problems with condensate. I sand the shank bore inside to remove any bumps after drilling. I do the same with the stem bore, and even polish it inside.
I make very comfort mouthpiece button. It is little rounded to match teeth bite, not too large and not too small. The teeth site of the stem is about 4 mm thin and about 18 mm wide - that\'s the most comfort size I figured out after years of pipe smoking.
About the Item
It is large sandblasted canadian with acrylic mouthpiece and wide chamber.
The pipe is 173 mm long (6.81″) and weighs 40 g (1.41 oz). Chamber size is 22x41 mm (0.87x1.61″).
About Shipping
Worldwide shipping with tracking number is FREE. Shipping to EU countries and USA usually takes about 5-7 days. The parcel will be delivered by the state postal service of your country (USPS in USA).
Returning and Warranty
You may return the unsmoked and undamaged pipe if you contact me within 14 days after receiving it. After I get the pipe, I will refund the payment minus shipping cost.
I take full responsibility for shipping. If the post service loses the parcel, I will refund the full price. If you receive the pipe damaged, just contact me within two days and send me photo. I may ask you to send me the pipe \"as is\" and will refund the full price plus your post expense.
If the bowl burns in less than half a year,. or if the pipe breakes through my fault, you are welcome to choose any of my available pipes for replacement or I will make the same pipe for you.
In any case please feel free to contact me, and take in mind you are my client and you are always right! My aim is to make you pleased with the purchase and to get one more regular buyer. So I never contend and I am always on your side!