I've been a pipe smoker for years, and have quite a range of pipes. I have pipes made from briar, calabashes, meerschaum, corncob, clay, and even one catlinite pipe.
I've recently become interested in how clay pipes were made. I just bought a couple that were made in moulds taken from English Civil War pipes, and since I have an interest in how things were made pre-Industrial Revolution, I set out to find out how it was done.
I would like to try my hand at it, though not having moulds I would either have to make moulds myself or sculpt the pipes by hand. I know that can be done, because I've seen some excellent examples here: http://www.