{"id":2,"date":"2014-08-19T04:06:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T04:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spillproofpipeworks.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2016-04-27T19:54:31","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T19:54:31","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spillproofpipeworks.com\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello my name is David Keegan, or “Spillproof” as I am known online. I am a wildlife biologist\/independent consultant living in Northern California, slowly transitioning into a full-time pipe-maker and pipe restoration specialist.<\/p>\n

Several years ago I began restoring estate pipes primarily to feed my “PAD” (Pipe Acquisition Disorder).\u00a0 While it seemed like a good idea at the time, it immediately led to an even more severe affliction known as “PRD” (Pipe Restoration Disorder).\u00a0\u00a0 Once I had amassed a rather large pile of restoration tools and gained some experience with refinishing pipes, I had a life changing and (not-so) brilliant thought:\u00a0 “Well how hard could it be to make<\/em> a pipe?”<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few years, many boxes of Band-aids, a couple of stuffed-to-the-brim curse-jars, and I finally feel like things are coming together for me.\u00a0 My hobby has become my life and I’m spending a whole lot more time in the shop than in the field (much to my dog’s dissatisfaction).\u00a0\u00a0 A wise man once said; “The difference between a pipe-smoker and a pipe-maker is that the smoker can quit.”\u00a0 He was right.\u00a0 I’m completely hooked.<\/p>\n

Perfect pipes are the inspiration for my work and I have fairly unreasonable (nearly masochistic) standards. I cannot compete with the big names in pipe-making, but I can<\/em> make a perfectly engineered pipe with all of the expected bells and whistles (5\/32″ taper drilled and V-cut stem, integral\/chamfered tenon, <.17″ behind the button, etc.).\u00a0 I believe I’m just hitting my stride with shaping, but that’s the part of the process I most enjoy-\u00a0 the place where art meets science.\u00a0 Some days in the shop are better than others, but I have never had dissatisfied customer, and I put everything I have into every pipe I touch.<\/p>\n

Both my father and my grandfather smoked a pipe and I was indoctrinated at a relatively young age. I am confident I can now make a finer pipe than either of them ever owned, but let’s just keep that between us.<\/p>\n

Thank you for visiting my website.\u00a0\u00a0 It is still under construction but I do hope you enjoy poking around.<\/p>\n

\u00a0David Keegan aka “Spillproof”
\ndavidskeegan@yahoo.com<\/p>\n

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Big thanks to Jim Amash for the avatar, Brian Metcalf for the logo and stamp design, and Devan Johnson for all his help with creating this website.<\/p>\n

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