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Tom Eltang has been a lifelong fan of tobacco pipes. According to a popular story, his passion started when he was a young boy and saw some of the masterful pipes on display in a shop window. Since then, Eltang one of the most well regarded and famous Danish smoking pipe makers around.
Eltang has now been making pipes for more than forty years, apprenticing with famed Danish pipe master Anne Julie in 1974. Following that three year apprenticeship, he would work as a pipe repairman for another three years, traveling throughout Europe to improve his skills, before opening his own shop in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1980.
Eltang's pipe making ability is shown in his creativity, for both extravagant pipes as well as smoking pipes that have a minimalistic beauty to them. If you are in the market for a true Eltang pipe, you need to check out his Basic Pipes. As Tom himself says, "I put all my soul and labor into the design, engineering, and finish of each of my pipes."
As he has gained popularity, Eltang makes sure to give back. He is frequently cited as a significant influence by many up and coming pipe makers in the world. Eltang has also mentored a lot of those up and coming pipe makers, with most of them making the trip to his workshop to learn directly from him.
Though they have a minimalistic appearance, the Eltang Basic pipes are full-blown pipes produced to the high standards of any Eltang pipe. Just check out the #eltangbasic on Instagram, and you'll see all the love for these pipes!