Bull Dog or Bull Moose?

[peckinpahhombre]

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?

 

[smokeyweb]

Wow! This may very well be the holy grail of smoking instruments!

 

[saltedplug]

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.

 

[kcghost]

Stunning cross grain. I'd say it is not a bull dog but categories have gotten so blurry Parks can call it anything.

 

[seacaptain]

Not a bull dog in my opinion.

 

[cigrmaster]

Wow, that is wicked cool birdseye on that puppy. Call it a Bullpeck and create your own pipe shape.

 

[irishearl]

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.

 

[woopigpiper]

It's freakin' gorgeous, I can tell you that. Mercy...

 

[peckinpahhombre]

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.

Jeez, you are right. Maybe the better question is bull dog or bullcap or a hybrid.

 

[jaytex1969]

It's bull-tiful!

 

[peckinpahhombre]

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

 

[derekflint]

Now that's nice !!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

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]

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

 

[newbroom]

I'll give naming that shape a try.

I'd call it a PUG.

Nice looking pipe!

 

[mso489]

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.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Oh,what a stunning grain.

 

[ssjones]

I cry "Bullshite!". There's no way a piece of briar could be found with that much birdseye, that has to be photoshopped. And it's not even April Fools yet!

 

[peckinpahhombre]

There's no way a piece of briar could be found with that much birdseye

Ok, ok, took me a day to photoshop that in. But just ignore that and comment on the shape.

 

[cigrmaster]

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.