The Dublin shape seems to be one of the most various of all shapes, maybe the most various.
Dublins go all the way from a strict conical bowl on an absolutely straight shank and stem, to
square stems and more blocky, though still somewhat conical bowls. You might say that the
freestyle is most protean, but the openness of that shape has almost lead to a kind of sameness,
or at least repetition. Also, the Dublin is one of the most frequently done -- after traditional
classics like the billiard and its Lovat and Canadian cousins, the bulldog, and the Rhodesian. But
the Dublin seems to maintain its identity and still spawn a huge variety of versions. Do you feel
this way about the Dublin? Other shapes?
Dublins go all the way from a strict conical bowl on an absolutely straight shank and stem, to
square stems and more blocky, though still somewhat conical bowls. You might say that the
freestyle is most protean, but the openness of that shape has almost lead to a kind of sameness,
or at least repetition. Also, the Dublin is one of the most frequently done -- after traditional
classics like the billiard and its Lovat and Canadian cousins, the bulldog, and the Rhodesian. But
the Dublin seems to maintain its identity and still spawn a huge variety of versions. Do you feel
this way about the Dublin? Other shapes?
