Show Us Your Chubby (Stout / Chunky / Thick) Pipes!

[OzPiper]

1937 GBD 9239

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Stunning, Al.
That generous expanse of silver really sets off the chubby shank

 

[Singularis]

Not much to offer from this pipe smoker. In fact I only have one that qualifies: a Leonessa (which happens to be excellent workhorse and clenched pipe).

 

[snagstangl]

The ever elusive smooth custom-bilt

 

[Winnipeger]

I've spent a lot of time looking into the Ropp stout pipes, but never enough to pull the trigger.

My Ropp Stout Pot:

 

[dog_park_piper]

 

[didimauw]

My Ropp Stout Pot:
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Beautiful grain!

 

[olkofri]

Al Pascià Curvy

 

[alaskanpiper]

Too many to dig for, but here’s a chunky Mark Tinsky I smoked this evening.

 

[alaskanpiper]

My Ropp Stout Pot:
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Hows the bit on those things? Ive found some of the horn stem ropp bits a little small/skinny.

 

[OzPiper]

1921 FLC (Fieux Leduc & Co)
French made, Algerian briar,
English Stg Silver hallmarks

 

[Winnipeger]

Hows the bit on those things? Ive found some of the horn stem ropp bits a little small/skinny.

That's funny. I find it a little too chunky. I actually just sold another horn-stemmed Ropp because I just prefer a flat Vulcanite bit, but this Stout Pot is so well broken in at this point I couldn't part with it. By small/skinny I assume you mean narrow, which is true. The taper on the stem is a little too steep for my liking. The button is flat and doesn't bother me. Bottom line, I don't find it to be a great clencher. YMMV as always.

 

[OzPiper]

A 1931 GBD (full sized) bent Bulldog

 

[Winnipeger]

Beautiful grain!

Ropp's briar kicks ass IMO. (Generally speaking.)

 

[OzPiper]

2 from the Peterson Short Series.
An 80s Bulldog and an 03 bent apple.
Both with fishtail stems and silver bands

 

[OzPiper]

A “rescue” pipe I bought to practice my cleaning skills on.
It was in a pretty knocked about state and the amber stem had lost a big chunk off the button
Cleaned up pretty well. A softy bit makes it smokeable

 

[kcghost]

These are some mighty fine-looking pipes, but they are not for me.

 

[Winnipeger]

A “rescue” pipe I bought to practice my cleaning skills on.
It was in a pretty knocked about state and the amber stem had lost a big chunk off the button
Cleaned up pretty well. A softy bit makes it smokeable

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That thing looks MASSIVE. How does it float above the sidewalk like that?

 

[alaskanpiper]

That's funny. I find it a little too chunky. I actually just sold another horn-stemmed Ropp because I just prefer a flat Vulcanite bit, but this Stout Pot is so well broken in at this point I couldn't part with it. By small/skinny I assume you mean narrow, which is true. The taper on the stem is a little too steep for my liking. The button is flat and doesn't bother me. Bottom line, I don't find it to be a great clencher. YMMV as always.

Yeah, narrow is the word I was looking for. The button itself I didn’t take issue with, just wish the width of the stem at the bit was more like a fishtail.

 

[Winnipeger]

Yeah, narrow is the word I was looking for. The button itself I didn’t take issue with, just wish the width of the stem at the bit was more like a fishtail.

The bit area is close to cylindrical.

 

[Winnipeger]

Well that's an exaggeration, but yeah, it's narrow and thick.