vec Custom Smoking Pipe Inventory

Welcome to The Sawdust Factory, where artisan pipe designer Lee von Erck creates custom crafted and oil cured tobacco smoking pipes from briar and other raw materials. Lathing, blasting, curing, bit creation and assembly are all done by hand with… Continue Reading…

New changes coming to the website include possible WebRTC chat implementation, speed upgrades and general reliability/security improvements to current standards, and better ways to connect with your favorite pipemaker to learn more about the trade. Thanks for stopping by!

Quite a few pipes have shipped out in late 2023 and 2024 already, with the cold weather still here in most places north of the 45th parallel. The shop hasn’t stopped oil curing new pieces and briar has been a… Continue Reading…

Links are up to date with what is available from Lee’s shop as of 5/29/23! Click here for in stock pipes Thank you for your interest in my pipes. L.. E. v. Erck 432 U, S. 41 Hwy East Negaunee,… Continue Reading…

The past 18 months have been an absolute whirlwind for von Erck’s Classics, and the warm season is just upon us in the Northwoods. Spring ’23 update During the 2019 pandemic and onwards, Lee ramped up production as much as… Continue Reading…