Show Off Your Ferndown (or Les Woods) Pipes

[smokeybear]

DukDalf that one is nice also i really am liking these ferndown canadians

 

[salewis]

I have two Ferdowns and I think, hands down, they are the best of the English pipes and that includes my Dunhill.

 

[msandoval858]

I have a 3 Star Reo that is an amazing pipe. I'll have to snap a pic as I don't think I've ever taken a good one of it.
When it comes to English pipes, I think Ferndowns are top of the line. Dunhills get all the glory but for the price, you can not beat a Ferndown. I hope to add a few more to the collection in the future.

 

[ssjones]

The only sure-fire way to date that Ferndown would be to contact them. Les may know thru the stamping on what era it was made. That nomenclature is unique and unlike current-day Ferndowns (or even Les Woods. I love that shape,size and stem, what a beauty.
From Pipepedia:

Due to diffuse world wide rights to certain names he sold his earlier pipes as "Ellwood", "Les Wood" or "L. Wood". The average of presently 1500 - 2000 pipes a year is sold as "Ferndown" - named for the mansion he lives in - in the UK and US, but as "L. Wood" pipes in Germany.

The nomenclature on Bubbleheads pipe is none of the above.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Got mine, it feels great to have a British Pipe in my collection.

 

[maxpeters]

This Ferndown was my first "expensive" pipe. I think I paid $270.00 for it in the early 90's. It has always been a wonderful smoker. It usually stays in my safe, but I think I'll keep it out for a while now and enjoy it again. Glad this thread came up.
Ferndown One Star Bark

 

[ssjones]

Some nice additions, I love their silver-spigots.
@maxpeters - wow, a 1 dot, that would be terrific. I never see them in that size these days.

 

[disinformatique]

Andrew, get a Ferndown from Smokingpipes.com they sometimes have a few in their estate pipes section.

 

[Briar Boy]

Received my second Ferndown today, a 1 Star Bark Cumberland Bulldog...

 

[ssjones]

Wow, 1 Star - what is the weight of that Cumberland beauty?

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Nice bulldog astrange - I really love the silver work on Ferndowns

 

[jimbo44]

I like his panelled pipes with differing blasted and smooth panels:

 

[Briar Boy]

Wow, 1 Star - what is the weight of that Cumberland beauty?

It's weighs in at 41.6 grams.

 

[danielplainview]

Nice pipes guys. I love Ferndowns rustication. It so craggy. I don't have one yet, but I will. Rustic/cumberland stem.

 

[pipebaum81]

2* Ferndown Bark Bent Bulldog all of which you know BUT I love my new pipe!

Sorry I don't have better quality photos but the Nikon is back home 8000 miles away

 

[ericthered]

Dang, that's a beauty!

 

[ssjones]

I hope that's the only 2 Star you see today!

 

[tarheel1]

My 3* reo

 

[pipebaum81]

@ssjones,very clever although I like seeing those high ranking guys. Getting a chance tp speak with American military movers and shakers is pretty cool.

 

[ssjones]

@pipebaum81: Earlier this year, while working near Ft. Belvoir, I met a Three Star General (Milley?). He had all three Special Forces tabs (my brother was a Ranger and told me the title, I forgot). As the of a SGM, I met plenty of Colonels and a few One Stars as a kid, but I had never met a 3 Star to that point. He was pretty personable, but looked like he could chew my head off and spit out the teeth.....