Meet The Only Pipe-Maker in Tunisia! Published February 11th, 2021 - 12:37 GMT
Anis Bouchnak tries a briar wood pipe that he made at his workshop in the northwestern Tunisian coastal town of Tabarka, on January 28, 2021. Bouchnak, 37, who in 2011 took over the family business started by his grandfather, is the only craftsman in Tunisia, and one of the few in the region, to continue to make pipes by hand. FETHI BELAID / AFP
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Now, Bouchnak makes pipes in his own original style while not sacrificing functionality.
Bent over a century-old machine, Tunisia’s sole artisan pipe-maker Anis Bouchnak carves smoking pipes from native briar wood, a craft passed down by his grandfather and father.