If You Could Collect Only One Shape

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,459

• Jul 23, 2013

• #1

I just naturally enjoy variety in shapes of pipes. I don't have any one favorite. Billiard, brandy, diplomat, author, pot, poker, cheerywood,

zulu, apple, and so on. So I asked myself, if I could collect and smoke only one shape, what would it be? Variety! But no, only one.

I finally settled on the Dublin, with the billiard running a close second, and every other shape running a very close third.

How about you, if you had to choose only one, what would it be?

 

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rmason

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 27, 2013

765

0

• Jul 23, 2013

• #2

Billiard all the way, then maybe bulldog.

 

eaglerico

Lifer

Jan 8, 2011

1,134

1

• Jul 23, 2013

• #3

1) Bent Dublin

2) Pot with 1/8 bend

3) Apple/Tomato/Author of course bent.

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

15,778

35

Bethlehem, Pa.

• Jul 23, 2013

• #4

Billiard with straight bulldog being second. I'm a traditionalist by heart.

 

neverknowsbest

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 18, 2013

121

3

• Jul 23, 2013

• #5

The hierarchy of pipe shapes according to NKB and sophisticated humans everywhere:
1) Bulldog

1b) Rhodesian

2) Oom Paul

3) Billiard & Co.

4) Everything Else

5) Zulu
Naturally, a pipe collection of only Bulldogs, a pack of Bulldogs as it were, would have the highest possible average pipe rating according to this chart.

 

pipebow88

Can't Leave

Jun 12, 2013

459

1

• Jul 23, 2013

• #6

For now, canadian. My first dublin is on the way. So it could change.

B

 

pipebow88

Can't Leave

Jun 12, 2013

459

1

• Jul 23, 2013

• #7

For now, canadian. My first dublin is on the way. So it could change.

B

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

20,249

57,280

66

Sarasota Florida

• Jul 23, 2013

• #8

Tough call on only one shape, but I will play.
Dublin

Rhodesian and Apple tied for second

Billiard and Lovat tied for third

 

mp31guitar

Lifer

Jun 28, 2011

1,156

1

• Jul 23, 2013

• #9

Right now my favorite is the billiard shape. Canadian and lovat.

 

taerin

Lifer

May 22, 2012

1,851

1

• Jul 23, 2013

• #10

Fully bent apple.

 

smokeybear

Lifer

Dec 21, 2012

2,202

25

Brampton,Ontario,Canada

• Jul 23, 2013

• #11

Most already know what I would collect which is rusticated billiards but I'm starting to drift into Zulus/cuttys and canted dublins.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,437

11,735

East Indiana

• Jul 23, 2013

• #12

I have most shapes in my collection, if I could only choose one shape it would be a 1/4 bent apple.

 

oldredbeard

Part of the Furniture Now

Jul 20, 2012

628

1

• Jul 23, 2013

• #13

I'd have to say
Billiard

1/8 bent apple or prince close second

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

6,212

10,653

The Hills of Tennessee

• Jul 23, 2013

• #14

My favorite shape by my favorite maker is the "03" by Peterson. It's a bent apple. I have four of that shape and another on the way, so I would have to say bent apple for mine. Dublins, billiards, and bulldogs all tie for second. Everything else is third, but they all make the podium!

 

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plateauguy

Lifer

Mar 19, 2013

2,412

21

• Jul 23, 2013

• #15

Bulldog with bent stem

Rhodesian with bent stem

Apple with bent stem
Is there a trend here?

 

dermotfahy

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jul 14, 2013

166

0

• Jul 23, 2013

• #16

Straight Billiard

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

7,638

Chicago, IL

• Jul 23, 2013

• #17

Billiard.

 

buster

Lifer

Sep 1, 2011

1,305

3

• Jul 23, 2013

• #18

Straight bulldog ::

 

samanden

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jun 11, 2013

247

48

Alexandria, VA

• Jul 23, 2013

• #19

The Chimney, straight! Just call me General MacArthur of a sort.

 

kashmir

Lifer

May 17, 2011

2,712

64

Northern New Jersey

• Jul 23, 2013

• #20

I should preface this to say, only classic English shapes for me. Having said that, its bulldogs first, straight or quarter bent, then straight billiards and chimneys (within reason!), followed by bent Rhodesians.