What Pipe Is Your Favorite?

[tschiraldi]

Castello pipes. Billiard, straight and bent, and Bent Dublins.

 

[mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast]

Small straight smooth billiards with small thin and narrow buttons. This is my favorite pipe because it's comfortable, performs well, is classic and timeless, and doesn't eat up all my tobacco. ::

 

[paulfg]

I am very much a lover of traditional pipe shapes and although my small collection has several different shapes straight and bent I have more bent Rhodesian/bulldogs so my answer is

bent Rhodesians/bulldogs

 

[smittyd]

I am very partial to bent pipes with Dublin style bowls. they come in so many sizes and styling.

 

[aquadoc]

Bent Pipes (any bowl shape) followed closely by Billiards.
BTW, does a history of who first created specific shapes exist?

 

[ray47]

My Savinelli Roma 706 because it's good for clenching and has that nostalgic (50's) look and feel about it. It handles OTC burley blends like a champ.

 

[aro222]

Normally I would say it’s my sav 320 ks Trevi hands down

But I recently acquired this and I just can’t put it down

It smokes wonderful and feels so good in the hand

I’m seriously considering picking up another for the rotation

My sav 673 ks Oceano

I have also removed the rubber bit lately and I find I like it even better

 

[mso489]

Years ago, we adopted two rescue kittens from "foster parents" who had bottle fed them. When they visited to see how the kittens were doing, being smart assed, I asked them if they knew which I liked best. They were a little horrified, but asked "Which?" And I said, the one I'm petting at the time. Big sigh of relief. Same with pipes, my favorite is most often the one I'm smoking at the time. Briars and somewhat traditional shapes predominate, I guess.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Among my pile are a dozen pipes that I call favorites depending on which one I am smoking. Any traditional shape but a pot.

 

[smokinginquirer]

Embers, that Preben Holm is beautiful. I've always wanted a Nording Freehand, but when I see one I like it's either out of stock or just a little out of my price range at the time. I'm sorry, what are those "yachts"? Are those Zulu variants? Why haven't I seen them before? Those are very appealing. Where can I find them? Metal, that Savinelli Apple is stunning.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

This pipe... I smoke it more than once a day, every day. It is a 70's era Hilson, with a bowl and briar that give me the perfect straight Virginia smoke, time after time.

 

[kola]

Older Peterson 303 spigots and deluxes with vulcanite fishtail stems. I have 4, all workhorses.

 

[smokinginquirer]

Cosmic, is that the one in your avatar? Something about it has a sturdy personality.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

No, the one in my avatar is a custom pipe from Dan Chlebove of Gabrieli pipes.

 

[9mmpuffer]

A large meerschaum cutty with a 9mm filter, carved by a guy named Birinci.

 

[pepesdad1]

Love all my pipes, particularly the ones I had made by a friend in London, but the all time favorite is an old Comoy Golden Grain Canadian followed by a 50's era yello-bowl canadian. The ones I had made had a lot of love instilled in them when they were made...so they are favorites also.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'm sorry, what are those "yachts"? Are those Zulu variants? Why haven't I seen them before? Those are very appealing.

Nah, a zulu has a cylindrical forward canted chamber and a yacht has a conical vertical chamber more like a dublin. The ones pictured are Savinelli 904s and 9004s. GBD's 9613 is also similar.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Well,whatever the brand,classic shapes like Canadian, Liverpools, Lovats and straight Billiards are my most beloved shapes,preferably with the smaller/medium size chambers.

 

[npod]

“Favorite” would be

 

[npod]

Weird ^^ cut off.
Favorite would be