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One
of the best high grade briars coming out of England today.
Like William Taylor of Ashton pipes, Les Wood
was one of the last people to go through the Dunhill apprentice
program, in which one learned to make a pipe from start to finish.
Dunhill subsequently changed to an assembly line approach, but Les
Wood still makes his briars completely by hand. Like Ashton, he
incorporates everything he learned during his days at Dunhill along
with some innovations that are uniquely his. Furthermore, Les Wood
is a gifted silver and goldsmith, which means that many Ferndowns
feature beautiful silver or gold accents. |