Vitale

Piero Vitale has been passionate about woodworking since he was a child. At that time, he spent a lot of time in his grandfather's carpentry workshop, becoming increasingly familiar with the tools of the trade. He discovered the world of pipes thanks to a friend and fell in love with it after seeing the work of craftsmen such as Victor Yashtylov, Kent Rasmussen, Tom Eltang, Eder Mathias and many others. He discovered that with creativity, skill, designing and carving harmonious shapes that highlight the beauty of the briar, he could create unique piecesEltang, Eder Mathias and many others. He discovered that with creativity, skill,designing and carving harmonious shapes that highlight the beauty of thebriar, a pipe can become something very close to a work of art.This made everything much more interesting. His annual production is a few hundred pipes. They are handmade with rasps, files, sandpaper and a small lathe that I use only for the pipe mouthpieces, which are carved from a bar of ebonite.He uses the best quality aged briar in his workshop for about two years. Most of the briar he uses comes from Tuscany or Calabria, while the mouthpieces are made from He uses the best quality briar, aged in his workshop for about two years. Most of the briar he uses comes from Tuscany or Calabria, while the mouthpieces are made from German ebonite.