Heinrich Kallenberg
Pipe Factory

Kallenberg Pipes

Note:
Since Mr Kallenberg has retired, his pipes are no longer available.

Mr Kallenberg made two types of pipes: Standard Shapes and Freehands.

Standard Shapes made up the majority of the factory's output.

They are made using old custom-made machinery in batches of 50 to 100 bowls. First, the upper part of the bowl and the tobacco chamber are machined. Then, another machines turnes the shanks, while a third one smoothes out the bottom of the bowl.

After these mechanised steps, there is still a good deal of manual labour left. Since the machines cannot reach every part of the bowl, excessive wood must be cut of by hand. Eventually the pipe is sanded, stained, laquered and buffed to shine.

The mouthpieces are fitted from vulcanite or lucite blanks, also a requiring a lot of manual work. Quite often, the shanks are decorated with brass or wood rings.

Below are a few examples of typical Kallenberg standard shapes:

Freehands became Mr Kallenberg's late passion.

Being a master wood tuner, most of his freehands are created at the lathe, although quite a number of pipes were also made using the disc sander.

Decorations are made of higher quality materials, such as ivory or horn.

The following pictures show some Kallenberg freehand pipes: