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发表于 2003-4-20 03:04:25
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Hi. Dunhill is over priced, period. But then it is the standard everyone refer too. Let me set this straight once and for all, most dunhill pipes (99% estimate) are not handmade. By the term handmade, a pipe has to be done by hand from start to finish. But almost all dunhill pipes are hand turned using lathe machine. Have anyone ever seen "handmade stamped on a Dunhill pipe"? I would like to see one. Of course there are exception, such as figure head, carved, some certain special edition, but they are extremely rare.
Point 2, dunhill does not care about grain physical appearance. As long as it does not have flaws and bald spot, the pipe is "First", and can be marketed as the root finish. I heard rumors that dunhill does not produce root finish anymore due to lack of quality briar.
Point 3. Not only dunhill, but all other makers as well, when you stain the pipe darker it is to hide imperfection, most commonly uneven grain coverage and unevenness of color of the briar. The exception to this is the chemical stain used by the Danes, such as Tom Eltang's double contrast, SBang's red, etc. The logic is simple, why hide a perfect straight grain so it doesn't show?
Lastly. Briar burls are creation of nature. It is not uncommon to find a sand pit opens up after smoking. So don't be surprised to find your thousand dollars dunhill or any other brands for that matter to show tiny flaws after smoking, after all there is no way the carver would have seen it.
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