ShureWood Pipes

ShureWood Pipes is the brand under which Colin Rigsby, working in Arlington, Texas, sells his pipes. It is a one-man bench: every stage, from selecting the block to the final polish of the mouthpiece, comes from the same hands. Records state Rigsby gradually began using his own name as a signature as well, and ShureWood has settled in as the label associated with the maker's early work.

The Maker's Path

Born, according to records, in 1971, Rigsby grew up in a household immersed in art; his father's advertising work meant his childhood was spent among photographers and designers. After his university years he spent time in music as a bassist and songwriter, then worked in commercial printing and packaging. His interest in pipes was rekindled in his early thirties, that is, in the early 2000s; setting up his bench followed. Alongside production, he is also engaged in collecting classic pipes.

Rigsby's name is known in the Dallas-Fort Worth pipe community not only for his production but also for his organizing. In 2006 he led the founding of a pipe club in Lewisville; meeting at a local tobacco shop, this group took the name North Texas Briar Club. The club moved to Denton in 2017, and in 2019 merged under the same roof with the Lone Star Pipe Club, founded by Chris Dumoulin in Fort Worth in 2014.