What hapened to Stephen Bray of Olde World Fine Clays

[CJ Brooks]

I noticed that the Olde World Fine Clays website of Stephen Bray is gone. I
was wondering if anyone knows if he has a new site or what the story is with
it closing down. From what I've read he makes very nice reproduction clay
pipes and I was hoping to buy one or at least rummage through his website.

CJ, Down in Cajun Country

[Grampa]

This pretty much sums it up.

http://www.bytor.com/pipes/pipes.htm

[Allen]

Well, doesn't say too much, other than I guess the website no longer
exists? who's bytor.com? and no mention of Bray anywhere...

Thanks for the info, G.

Cheers!
-Allen

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a.s.p. Brother of the Briar
May 2001

[CJ Brooks]

I've seen the note from the service provider at the old website, but what I
wanted to know was if anyone knows if he has a new site. Is he continuing
to make pipes? Does he have phone number or mailing address but no website
now? That's what I was trying to get at.

[Terry McGinty]

CJ,
I did find this information and thought perhaps the snail or email addy
might be good yet. Who knows?
Stephen Bray
Olde World Fine Clays
249 South Street
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia B1A 1W6
902-849-1383
sb...@highlander.cbnet.ns.ca
Terry

"CJ Brooks" <broo...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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[G. L. Pease]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:20:13 -0700, CJ Brooks, in tiny little tap shoes,
danced wildly on the keyboard to produce
(in article <rApFi.88480$jH3....@bignews6.bellsouth.net>):

A while ago, I tried both to email Stephen, and called him. As he didn't
reply to either message, I was left to assume that he's out of the clay
pipe business. It's a real shame, too, as his pipes were exceptional and
kept an old tradition of rolled rather than the common slip-cast method
of clay pipe production alive. To my knowledge, no one else is doing
this.

If you get any additional information, please share it here.

-glp

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[Puff Griffis]

Did you do a google search on clay pipe's? I seem
to remember a web site that showed how to make
them.
Puff

"CJ Brooks" <broo...@bellsouth.net> wrote in
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> Thanks for the information. I'll try and
> contact him by email and snail mail and see what
> happens. I am interested in learning the trade
> and was hoping to take a look at his work and
> talk to him about his techniques. If he is
> willing to share them. My wife's hobby is
> pottery and I would like to capitalize on the
> access to a kiln and other supplies she has.
> I'm trying to learn as much as I can about
> making clay pipes and the making of moulds for
> them before I get started. It's a shame if we
> have lost such a great resource for whatever
> reason.