peterson pipesIt is unfortunate that I did not take pictures of these issues and processes as I was too engrossed and concentrating on getting the filling right. I wrote Charles Lemon of Dad’s Pipes who is the go to guy for all things Brigham and asked him about the pipe. He said it was a shape he did not have and did not have on his shape chart. I thought about it overnight and sent it off to him on Monday morning. I look forward to his blog on this pipe as it is a really Danish looking Brigham.
On close observation, these tiny dots were air pockets which were trapped during application and subsequent curing. I discussed with Mr. Steve who advised me to fill the spots with glue only. I did so and let it cure for 2 days.I sanded down the fill and realized bigger air pockets were now exposed.
They have shown how experience and manual work still has value in this modern society . The brand Chacom turned up (1934) after fusion of Chapuis-Comoy with La Bruyère. Meerschaummarket.com does not sell tobacco related products to anyone under the age of 21, nor do we sell tobacco nor cigarettes. Guarantee of traditional methods, CHACOM remains the biggest French brand to date knowing how to ally Tradition, Creation & Innovation. After the financial crash in the late 1920s, Chacom went in to joint venture with a number of other pipe makers, forming La Bruyere one of the worlds biggest ever pipe companies.
On their return to France, the Comoy & Chapius families open their factory is opened. With the popularity of there pipes in London, Henry takes machinery and skilled craftsmen to the UK. The Comoy factory was supplied with pre cut bowls and other raw material from St Claude. While they were exploding in popularity during the turn of the last century, Chapuis-Comoy started seeing some competition from outside of France. Soon, word spread of their quality and international demand started coming in.
It was not as easy as it seemed because when I began the process, as I sanded down the stem, I observed that the filling crumbled and dislodged from hole. Next, I cleaned the surface of the stem with isopropyl alcohol to get rid of all the dirt, oils and tars from the surface. I also had the internals of the stem thoroughly cleaned using pipe cleaners, cue tips and alcohol. Chacom are a creator and distributor of fine Briar wood pipes, They offer the finest burrs in the Mediterranean Basin. The brand name Chacom is a combination of the family names Chapuis and Comoy.
Each day, 20 employees (a team of diehards) still perpetuate a
century-old know-how and give a modern touch to the briar pipes. Chapuis-Comoy is the French company that creates and sells Chacom pipes worldwide. Set up in Villard-Saint-Sauveur, a village neighboring Saint-Claude (the world capital city of briar-wood pipe), it is one of the largest French pipe brands.
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