Dunhill Pipes?

[kcghost]

This thread does get old, doesn't it??

 

[AroEnglish]

I was referring to me going into the Dunhill store as a customer. A customer wasn't just buying a pipe or tobacco, he was having a "smoking experience"!!!

I will always remember the day I walked to the store to find that it was gone, replaced by a...Barbie store.

My poor reading skills strike again. I incorrectly read your post as "when I was a tobacconist..."

 

[TampaPete]

I appreciate everyone’s input. I’ll try to be a little less open-ended in the future

 

[Alejo R.]

If I think about it, the white spot itself is brilliant. Easy to build, durable, recognizable, easy to repair and does not fade with polishing the stem. Brilliant

 

[jpmcwjr]

They even made a few (Dunhill, not White Spot) —fewer than 50—of ivory dots in the 20's (1920's), or so I've read. No one here has admitted to seeing one, and some are vehement that it never happened,

 

[beefeater33]

Very simply, it's that someone is willing, for any of a number of reasons, to pay the money. The rest will be the subject of endless debate.


Would you believe it! It's not exactly the first time the question has been posed.

Learning basic search skills can be useful:

pipesmagazine Dunhill - Google Search

I guess since the McClelland threads have died down, the Dunhill threads are staging a comeback. Then what would come next? Another round of Esoterica threads, or are we due for a revival of "manliness" threads.

I vote for thore Manliness threads.............. Those are ALWAYS GREAT FUN!..............

 

[TampaPete]

I vote for thore Manliness threads.............. Those are ALWAYS GREAT FUN!..............

Sounds like I need to do a search…

 

[jpmcwjr]

Not to worry: One will crop up when you least expect it.

 

[anotherbob]

Sounds like I need to do a search…

nah. They're kind of depressing more then entertaining. Well some are actually pretty good. But maybe I have a bias since I think the manliest thing is to not worry or care about how manly you are.

 

[jpmcwjr]

nah. They're kind of depressing more then entertaining. Well some are actually pretty good. But maybe I have a bias since I think the manliest thing is to not worry or care about how manly you are.

Next to not writing about it.

 

[anotherbob]

Next to not writing about it.

That's the truth.

 

[Scottmi]

OP, you're not wrong. I'm finding with my one and only Dunny, a '66 6120 F/T 4S, that it is smoking a couple recent bowls (2024 Steamworks, and 2022 MB Navy Flake) noticabley sweeter than in other briars and meers, and in a good way. I'll be exploring this taste further with more blends. Consulting Copilot about their briar curing process, it tells me:

Yes, Dunhill does use a special curing method for their briar pipes. The process, patented by Dunhill in 1913, involves curing and refinishing pipes with oil1. Here’s how it works:

• The briar is soaked in mineral or vegetable oil, sometimes for several weeks.
• After the briar has been removed from the oil, it is subjected to heat.
• Dunhill’s method utilizes brass pegs, heated to controlled temperatures with gas flames.
• The pipes are placed with the tobacco chambers over the pegs.
• When heated, the oil migrates through the fibers of the briar over a period of weeks, picking up resins and saps on its way.

This method is thought to reproduce the conditions of the “first smoke”, which also removes the oil as it gradually seeps through1. This unique curing process contributes to the distinctive quality and smoking experience of Dunhill pipes. However, it’s worth noting that the curing process for briar pipes can vary significantly among manufacturers, each having their own proprietary methods and techniques.

Does it make a difference after all these years? Dunno. I'm a bald newbie at higher-end pipes.

 

[anotherbob]

OP, you're not wrong. I'm finding with my one and only Dunny, a '66 6120 F/T 4S, that it is smoking a couple recent bowls (2024 Steamworks, and 2022 MB Navy Flake) noticabley sweeter than in other briars and meers, and in a good way. I'll be exploring this taste further with more blends. Consulting Copilot about their briar curing process, it tells me:

Yes, Dunhill does use a special curing method for their briar pipes. The process, patented by Dunhill in 1913, involves curing and refinishing pipes with oil1. Here’s how it works:

• The briar is soaked in mineral or vegetable oil, sometimes for several weeks.
• After the briar has been removed from the oil, it is subjected to heat.
• Dunhill’s method utilizes brass pegs, heated to controlled temperatures with gas flames.
• The pipes are placed with the tobacco chambers over the pegs.
• When heated, the oil migrates through the fibers of the briar over a period of weeks, picking up resins and saps on its way.

This method is thought to reproduce the conditions of the “first smoke”, which also removes the oil as it gradually seeps through1. This unique curing process contributes to the distinctive quality and smoking experience of Dunhill pipes. However, it’s worth noting that the curing process for briar pipes can vary significantly among manufacturers, each having their own proprietary methods and techniques.

Does it make a difference after all these years? Dunno. I'm a bald newbie at higher-end pipes.
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if you perceive a difference then there is a difference. Doesn't matter if it's all in your head or not. Which in a way is where all external stimuli gets processed anyways.