Why Oil Polish?

[Briar Lee]

I was going to say that oils don't actually stay on the pipe for long, unlike furniture which isn't touched or held while warmed. But, I am not sure. Most pipes were finished with a wax or a mixture of wax and varnishes... which you would think would resist the oils. But, looking at the Lee pipes he keeps posting, ha ha... they don't look like they were finished with much. I'm not judging... jus say'n...

In the old advertisements for makers that advertised a lot (Lee didn’t) their highest grades came not only unvarnished but unstained.

Simply put, stain and varnish were for the poor folks.

Lee advertised the highest grade Five Stars as a natural finish, but these Three Stars only were rated a “Virgin” finish like these:




This is why I only use a drop of grapeseed oil on a towel sometimes to polish them.

They’s way too purty to mess with.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

In the old advertisements for makers that advertised a lot (Lee didn’t) their highest grades came not only unvarnished but unstained.

Simply put, stain and varnish were for the poor folks.

Lee advertised the highest grade Five Stars as a natural finish, but these Three Stars only were rated a “Virgin” finish like these:

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This is why I only use a drop of grapeseed oil on a towel sometimes to polish them.

They’s way too purty to mess with.

The power of marketing. When they can sell a product for a tad more because they didn't finish it. And, they make you believe it is better somehow.

 

[OzPiper]

Lee advertised the highest grade Five Stars as a natural finish, but these Three Stars only were rated a “Virgin” finish like these:

They’s way too purty to mess with.

The prettiest girls don't need any make-up
Au natural

 

[Ray Popp]

The prettiest girls don't need any make-up
Au natural

Yep ...

 

[Briar Lee]

Why I use grapeseed oil.

Before



After



It’s temporary, as well.

An Everclear soaked paper towel removes most of it, and a few months in a rack and it goes away.

 

[Ray Popp]

In your fist and last pic, it appears that the face of Muttnchop is beginning to appear ... just saying ...