which contest? what determined a good billiard?
Anyone Dislike Billiards?
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Wow that’s crazy, do you have a link to that contest? I’m not doubting you I’m just interested now.
It’s a fuggin hard shape to get right.
After Bulldogs, billiards (straight and bent) are the 2nd most represented shapes I own. No Liverpools, Lovats or Lumbermen and definitely NO Hungarians (the shape, not the people).
Most of my 26 pipes are classic, straight, thin taper billiards. Love em
Used to not care for them, now I appreciate the simple functional beauty of the family. There are a lot variations in the billiard family with specific ratios and profile characteristics. Perfection of execution of the various billiard shapes used to be a way of rating a carver's level of expertise.
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And still should be.
Shouldn’t be able to pass go until you can cut a passable billiard.
I like straight and bent billiards. It's a classic shape.
My favorites are Upshalls, but I'm enamored with Pete's too, specifically 106 and 107.
My favorites are Upshalls, but I'm enamored with Pete's too, specifically 106 and 107.
I'm not a fan of the shape but they keep finding me. I'll buy one to sell on and it will smoke really well so I keep it. I guess while I don't love the shape, it loves me so I won't fight it.
Straight billiards are my favorite, followed by bents. Such a classic.
I'm not overly fond of them, jut dont find them very comfortable.
I should specify that my opinion only applies to straight billiards, I do enjoy bent and half bent billiards.
But I'm not a fan of straight pipes in general.
I should specify that my opinion only applies to straight billiards, I do enjoy bent and half bent billiards.
But I'm not a fan of straight pipes in general.
I thought I was done with my 'collection' of 10 pipes, but then I started thinking that I would really want a straight saddle billiard to round it out.
I'm typically not a fan of billiards unless they have a saddle stem and (near) perfect proportions. I'm mostly drawn to Danish style billiards.
I may have to commission one when I have a suitable occassion to justify it. I found this one on Suhr's website that looks perfect to my eyes.
I'm typically not a fan of billiards unless they have a saddle stem and (near) perfect proportions. I'm mostly drawn to Danish style billiards.
I may have to commission one when I have a suitable occassion to justify it. I found this one on Suhr's website that looks perfect to my eyes.
Disclaimer: This is a well-shaped pipe with nice grain and nothing wrong with it.
However, I have to be that guy. That's a brandy shape, not a billiard.
I was gonna say the same, but I didn’t know if the Danes have a different take on billiards.
I was wondering that and even looked up the definition of a brandy before posting. As I understand it a brandy tapers down as you go up the bowl, often quite significantly. While this is probably a brandy, it is not a stereotypical one in my opinion.
Yep, it's a brandy. Lovely one too.?
At the then annual GKCPC Pipe Show held in KC. I know two of the three judges were George Dibos and Greg Pease. I didn't say these were necessarily good billiards I said they were the only billiards. The carvers were given a sheet from Pipedia telling them what was a billiard.
A straight billiard just doesn't appeal to me. I can't say that I've ever smoked (or purchased one). I do enjoy bent billiards and own many. I said that I didn't like straight pipes, but now own numerous straight bulldog and rhodesian shapes and they smoke fine. So, it probably is just a matter of size and weight for me.
