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201878 minPGdocumentary

Father the Flame

201878 minPGdocumentary

Lee Erck revives the lost craft of pipe making through global exploration.

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Lee Erck revives the lost craft of pipe making through global exploration.

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Chad Terpstradirector

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Lee Erck, a world-renowned pipe maker from northern Michigan, travels the globe to explore the nearly forgotten art of tobacco pipe making.

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