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peckinpahhombre

peckinpahhombre

Lifer
Dec 24, 2012
7,195
463
New cross-grain Bull Dog from Mr. Parks.
Or so he calls it.
But the question is: is it a Bull Dog or a Bull Moose? Or a hybrid?
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saltedplug

saltedplug

Lifer
Aug 20, 2013
5,192
5,118
Not qualified to classify which animal but love the grain and finish. Mummert-like shaping of the bowl bottom, which flanks get my attention as they vary from traditional shaping of this shape.

 
irishearl

irishearl

Lifer
Aug 2, 2016
2,307
4,191
Kansas
Great birdseye indeed. My understanding, however, is that a bullmoose is essentially a chubby bent Rhodesian while a bullcap is a straight Rhodesian-or at least that's what some makers and charts claim.

 
peckinpahhombre

peckinpahhombre

Lifer
Dec 24, 2012
7,195
463
Great birdseye indeed. My understanding, however, is that a bullmoose is essentially a chubby bent Rhodesian while a bullcap is a straight Rhodesian-or at least that's what some makers and charts claim.
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Jeez, you are right. Maybe the better question is bull dog or bullcap or a hybrid.

 
peckinpahhombre

peckinpahhombre

Lifer
Dec 24, 2012
7,195
463
I almost forgot that Mr. Parks played a similar game with us once before:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/a-bulldog-or-a-rhodesian-you-tell-me

 
anthonyrosenthal74

anthonyrosenthal74

Lifer
Jan 8, 2013
7,624
2,228
Who cares what he calls it?!? :rofl: That birdseye grain is killing me! Call it a Birdymoose, or a bullbirdy... or a bird dog... or just call it freakingawesomebulldoggymoosecapthingy.

 
pruss

pruss

Lifer
Feb 6, 2013
3,558
373
Mytown
Ignoring the disgustingly beautiful grain, amazing finish, and typical Parks mastery of prepping a pipe and focusing solely on shaping... which is asking us to overlook a lot... this shape reminds me of an homage to the “Skater” shape popularized by brands like LHS in the mid 20th century.
It’s a stunner.
— Pat

 
mso489

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
41,211
60,663
The bead line and diamond shank are bulldog, but the rest seems to me to be hybrid -- the cylindrical bowl topped with a dome. It's an interesting shape acting as a carrier for unworldly beautiful grain. Good for Parker to see the possibilities and letting the grain guide the shape.

 
cigrmaster

cigrmaster

Lifer
May 26, 2012
20,248
57,314
67
Sarasota Florida
Al, check out the birdseye on this one. Click on the pipe itself to get closeups.
https://www.alpascia.com/pipes/d/Kurt-Balleby-095-i38333.html
peck, this one has your name written all over it.

 
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