It was a very special moment in any young man’s life: buying his first pipe. On a recent Saturday afternoon, 25-year-old Ben Darge stood at the counter of Iwan Ries, which bills itself as America’s ...

I’ve been wanting to dive into the world of DIY pipes and bongs for a while now. But it’s intimidating! There seems be an endless list of things that people can convert into smoking devices. Apples, ...

Guernseyman Maurice Sangan brought in a small, wooden, tobacco pipe. He recalled: "In Guernsey in June 1946 I discovered a large black sea mine with horns in Grandes Rocques bay, where it had been ...

Bent over a century-old machine, Tunisia's sole artisan pipe-maker Anis Bouchnak carves smoking pipes from native briar wood, a craft passed down by his grandfather and father. "I am proud to be the ...

I said, 'but it's a wooden caterpillar', and he said 'yes, but it's smoking' Debbie Schofield said she couldn't believe her ears after she was warned the colourful cartoon character in her shop window ...