Jeremiah Sandahl is an American artisan pipe maker who came to the craft the hard way. He had just started smoking a pipe and figured he could make a nicer one than a factory pipe for less money, so he bought a block of briar and a stem blank and went to work with whatever tools he had on hand. He has never used a pre-drilled kit.
One pipe led to another, and before long a local tobacconist asked to buy one. Jeremiah took his work to the Chicago pipe show looking for honest critique, came home humbled, and spent the next several months making billiard after billiard on the advice of established makers. Walt Cannoy took a special interest, critiquing his pipes and guiding him through the fundamentals of shaping, finishing and tooling.
Jeremiah is still refining his craft and finding his own voice, and he says he learns something new with almost every pipe. His goal is a high-quality smoking instrument that is timeless in both beauty and function: in his words, “a pipe to hand down to your children.” You can find him at pipe shows around the country, including the Las Vegas International Pipe Show.