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San Vito sullo Ionio - The craft of the pipe
From the root of a shrub of the Mediterranean maquis artifacts of particular beauty
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The pride of an ancient craft tradition
San Vito sullo Ionio has a unique tradition when it comes to pipes. Their production, which in the past employed many families, is now owed to a single craft workshop, which in return has made the town's name known around the world. Vitaliano Posella learned the craft from his father and, since it is an art perfected over centuries, he can be said to be faithfully repeating the gestures.
It starts with a shrub from the Mediterranean maquis.
Of course, nowadays there are pipes that go beyond the classic repertoire to satisfy the curiosity of enthusiasts, but the process always follows the same steps. The elective raw material is arboreal heather briar , a very hard wood that can withstand the heat of tobacco embers but at the same time submit to processing.
A process that takes time and great experience
A long supply chain, from the selection of the plant, the cutting of which is permitted only for the subsistence of this form of craftsmanship, to the seasoning of the rough-hewn blocks, of which the expert eye knows how to recognize the potential, then exploiting it in terms of both shape and grain.
Like a violin, it is the grain that makes a pipe a masterpiece
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