I’ve been accused of being a Lee cheerleader but that’s not strong enough. I’m a Disciple of Pipes by Lee. I honestly recommend them to my friends over all other brands of factory pipes, and I still buy several a month, although I already own about a hundred.
But a Pipe by a Lee is not fancy grained, like often lesser pipes were.
Lee didn’t compete using breath taking grain.
Here is a typical example, a large (for a Lee) saddle bit 7 pointed star Billiard. I have almost a hundred other examples, of ten dollar pipes in a market where a good pipe cost a dollar, with workmanlike cross grain.
Why are fancy flame and birdseye and straight grain Lees hardly ever found today?
But a Pipe by a Lee is not fancy grained, like often lesser pipes were.
Lee didn’t compete using breath taking grain.
Here is a typical example, a large (for a Lee) saddle bit 7 pointed star Billiard. I have almost a hundred other examples, of ten dollar pipes in a market where a good pipe cost a dollar, with workmanlike cross grain.
Why are fancy flame and birdseye and straight grain Lees hardly ever found today?