Neerup pipes come from Peder Jeppesen, a Dane who named his brand as a tribute to one of his grandmothers. Most start as hand-carved designs replicated on automatic machinery before being finished by hand. I have two Neerups, along with two of Jeppesen’s handmade pipes. The ones he made by hand are part of his Ida Easy Cut line. They’d be stunning pieces of functional art if I wasn’t afraid to smoke them!