MANUEL SHAABI MASTERPIECE (UNSMOKED-NOS)

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Manuel Shaabi is one of Germany's premier pipe makers. Many of his pipes demand four-figure prices.Pipedia has this to say about Shaabi: "Manuel Shaabi was born in Lebanon in 1950. He apprenticed as awood sculptor and cabinet maker. In 1979, he left, because of the Lebanese civil war, for Bavaria, Germany. There he worked making one-of-a kind furnishings and restoring old sculptures and figurines in churches and cathedrals. In 1984 he moved to Hamburg in Northern Germany because of his daughter's asthmatic condition. Unfortunately he couldn't find enough work, so he went back to school and completed his professional training. His final test was to make a trunk. He made such a fine trunk that he was offered a position at the school as an instructor. "In 1993, having won numerous awards for his cabinet making, he gave it up as it didn't satisfy his creative needs. He started over at Pipe Dan learning to repair pipes. He quickly mastered the art of pipe making and in 1998 left to start his own studio. "Shaabi's pipes have an unheard of degree of hand craftsmanship. He feels a drill doesn't cut true for the tobacco chamber so he uses a special knife. His draft holes are 4mm. Shaabi says, 'The draft hole should meet the tobacco chamber just a little bit above the the bottom.' He believes this prevents tobacco residue coming up through read more

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