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-<q>Alfred Dunhill’s most revolutionary innovation was the Shell pipe in 1917 (see more about [[The History of Dunhill's Shell]]). How this technique of sandblasting came about is somewhat of a mystery. The story often told is that Alfred Dunhill went down into his basement in the wintertime to make a couple of pipes and accidentally left one, a half-finished piece, by the heating boiler. He returned sometime next summer, having suddenly thought of the pipe, only to find some of the grain had ‘shrunk’, leaving a relief pattern. Obviously, this is apocryphal, probably resulting from the ‘shrunken’ look that sandblasts (especially the gnarly ones of that era) frequently have. Some say the name “Shell” came from the shrivelled look the pipe took on after the sandblasting process. Alfred realized Algerian briar, then considered inferior, could be used in this new process. The softer wood could be ‘blasted away’, leaving behind only the harder briar and the beautiful natural pattern of the wood. Originally, the Shell pipes were not stamped because the sandblasting technique, not yet been refined, made recognizing the standard shape much more difficult. Though the Shell finish certainly did not arise from accidentally forgotten pipes in the cellar, it was definitely an important innovation on Dunhill’s part.</q> Smokingpipes<ref name=sp>Smokingpipes (November 2006). A History of the Dunhill Brand. Retrieved 07:52, 27 February 2020 (CST) from [https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/dunhill/history.cfm smokingpipes.com]</ref>.
+<q>L’innovation la plus révolutionnaire d’Alfred Dunhill fut la Shell en 1917 (en voir plus à ce sujet ici [[The History of Dunhill's Shell]]). La découverte de cette technique de sablage est quelque peu mystérieuse. On entend souvent l’histoire selon laquelle Alfred Dunhill descendit dans sa cave en hiver pour fabriquer quelques pipes, et en oublia fortuitement une, à moitié finie, près de la chaudière. Il y retourna à un moment donné au cours de l’été suivant, ayant subitement pensé à la pipe, pour découvrir qu’une partie du grain s’était ratatiné, laissant place à un relief marqué. Evidemment, c’est apocryphe, et résulte probablement de l’aspect racorni que les sablages montraient fréquemment (particulièrement ceux, noueux, de cette époque). Certains disent que le mot Shell (coquillage) provenait de l’aspect ratatiné que prenait la pipe après le processus de sablage. Alfred réalisa que la bruyère algérienne, considérée alors comme inférieure, pouvait être utilisée avec ce nouveau procédé. On pouvait faire « sauter » le bois plus tendre, et laisser subsister seulement la bruyère plus dure et le beau dessin naturel du bois. A l’origine, les Shell n’étaient pas marquées, parce que la technique de sablage, pas encore au point, rendait beaucoup plus difficile de reconnaître la forme standard. Bien que la finition Shell ne résulte sûrement pas de l’oubli accidentel de pipes à la cave, ce fut assurément une innovation importante de la part de Dunhill. </q> Smokingpipes<ref name=sp>Smokingpipes (November 2006). A History of the Dunhill Brand. Retrieved 07:52, 27 February 2020 (CST) from [https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/dunhill/history.cfm smokingpipes.com]</ref>.
 Another new technique ended up ensuring the quality of Dunhill pipes. Before the sandblasting process, Dunhill would have the Algerian briarwood bowls immersed in olive oil for several weeks. Afterwards, they were left to dry, with the excess oil being occasionally wiped off. This method was originally developed for aesthetic reasons, but it turned out that the oil caused impurities to be forced out of the wood, resulting in a faster curing process. A further consequence of this process was the briar became incredibly durable, making the occurrence of burnouts much less frequent.