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|<center>'''About Man Behind the Curtains'''</center> | |<center>'''About Man Behind the Curtains'''</center> | ||
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'''Leslie "Les" John Wood''' worked for Dunhill for 25 years. His last position was master silver smith. Following his tenure with Dunhill, Les formed his own brand, L. & J.S. Briars together with his wife Dolly in 1978. Les Wood follows [[Sasieni]], the first ex Dunhill worker to start their own enterprise, and he was folowed by William John "[[Ashton]]"-Taylor. | '''Leslie "Les" John Wood''' worked for Dunhill for 25 years. His last position was master silver smith. Following his tenure with Dunhill, Les formed his own brand, L. & J.S. Briars together with his wife Dolly in 1978. Les Wood follows [[Sasieni]], the first ex Dunhill worker to start their own enterprise, and he was folowed by William John "[[Ashton]]"-Taylor. | ||
Due to diffuse world wide rights to certain names he sold his earlier pipes as " L.&J.S Briars", "Ellwood", "Les Wood" or "L. Wood". The average of presently 1500 - 2000 pipes a year are sold as '''"Ferndown"''' — named for the mansion he lives in - in the UK and US, but as "L. Wood" pipes in Germany. | |||
To many pipe dabsters Les Wood's pipes embody the revival of great English pipemaking iitiated by Ashton in the early 1980's. The high grade Moroccan and Greek plateau he prefers is oil-cured in the tradition of both Dunhill and Ashton. The pipes are renowned for their pleasant, slightly nutty flavor and remarkable smoking characteristics. They feature impeccable craftsmanship extending to very good stem / bit work, though many pipes are often a bit heavier. | To many pipe dabsters Les Wood's pipes embody the revival of great English pipemaking iitiated by Ashton in the early 1980's. The high grade Moroccan and Greek plateau he prefers is oil-cured in the tradition of both Dunhill and Ashton. The pipes are renowned for their pleasant, slightly nutty flavor and remarkable smoking characteristics. They feature impeccable craftsmanship extending to very good stem / bit work, though many pipes are often a bit heavier. | ||