It was during my 2nd trip to the Chicago Pipe Show in 2010 that the idea for iBriar started to ferment. It took 2 years for the first rendition of iBriar.com to go live in 2012. Two revisions, and a long hiatus later, I am happy to finally relaunch iBriar.com, in 2022.

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"I would add an 'about' page. Describe what you do for legitimacy. I know you're the real deal, but a stranger might not." Taking the advice from a brother of the briar, let me tell you a bit about me.

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In my other professions, I am a musician and a music teacher; but here at iBriar, I am the pipe-geek proprietor who:

1. Select pipes that I think you will love that deserve a place in your collection;

2. Take photos of said pipes in ways that I feel best represent them;

3. Showcase them on this amazingly easy-to-navigate, simple, and elegant (if I do say so myself) website; for you to

4. purchase at a reasonable price.

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I can't promise the updates will happen like clockwork. In all honesty, they will probably seem rather sporadic. (There actually is a system if you care to figure it out. In fact, if/when you figure out my activity schedule, email me at chris@ibriar.com, and a prize will be mailed to you if you are correct.) But I can promise to always include great pipes that are interesting in their own ways in each update.

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I am generally camera-shy, but someone at smokingpipes.com snapped a picture of me at the Chicago Show 2016.

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Thanks for taking the time to read. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions about an item or about me, I am always happy to hear from you. 

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Chris