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The manufacture of ASHTON pipes is based upon an ingenious method first developed in 1915 and improved upon after years of experimentation by William Ashton-Taylor. After the pipe bowls are turned from briar blocks they are heated for eight hours in order that they expand. They are then steeped for an additional eight hours in a mixture composed of three beneficial oils. During this procedure the wood acts like a sponge in soaking up the oils.
La fabrication des pipes Ashton est fondée sur une méthode ingénieuse développée dans un premier temps en 1915 et améliorée ensuite après des années d'expérimentation par William Ashton-Taylor. Après avoir tourné  les têtes dans des blocs de bruyère, elles sont chauffées pendant huit heures afin que leur bois se dilate. Puis elles sont immergées pendant huit autres heures  dans un mélange composé de trois huiles bénéfiques. Au cours de ce processus le bois agit comme une éponge en absorbant les huiles.


After steeping, the oiled bowls are placed on heated brass pegs where they reside for fourteen days. Throughout this period the oil "exudes" from the briar, bringing with it unwanted sap and residue and leaving behind the nut-like flavor for which ASHTON pipes have become renowned.
After steeping, the oiled bowls are placed on heated brass pegs where they reside for fourteen days. Throughout this period the oil "exudes" from the briar, bringing with it unwanted sap and residue and leaving behind the nut-like flavor for which ASHTON pipes have become renowned.