Pipe Workshop - Deep into Antonio's Atelier

Greetings to all!

I had the privilege to visit Antonio Monteiro's Atelier.

First of all a big Thanks to Antonio Monteiro that received me on his Atelier with all patience and time to deep explain his way of doing his pipes.

On this humble report i just want to express how gratificante is for a commun pipe smoker to learn how everything is made during the elaboration's process until the final result of a pipe.






Woods, machinery, tools, cleaners  ...
... all of them has to be present on the atelier and always ready to work...

[In real true I think that one of these blocks will be prepared for the next piece :) ]

When the moment arrives, imagination and the Art of the pipe maker will take place.

António always make free-hand pipes. As he use to say, he has no pre-designed shapes, he thinks on something and the process begins.







Each pipe is a pipe and it's specific prepared and worked until the final result where Antonio always wants that "Elegance","Details" and "Style" are present ...

Machinery helps, but in real true tools and figgers are the most on these free-hands pipes.

Limes, punches, sanders and other parts are essential auxiliaries meticulous manual work that Antonio strives to each piece ..

From the very begining, when the block of wood is prepared, to the real final, when the pipe is clean to be expose to the public, all details has to be considerated...

the cleanning process (polishing "pulling the brightness" is one of the moments) it's very important,.

As we all know....our eyes are the firsts to demand the "order"to the brain...

[António Polishing one of my pipes to explain me the process]

At the end of the day with so many details we could appreciate his last pierce ...

it's a poker,.....but with so many details...such elegancy ...this one:

Well ... indeed..This Portuguese pipe maker has great pieces, cool pipes, with elegance, glamour, details and style....


Thanks for read this humble lines that are only a expression of gratitude for the friendship showed by a pipe maker who opens the doors of his Atelier and explained your process...
Thanks
And please take a look on the Saloon's Universe at António Monteiro's BOX

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