Can Someone Tell Me Why This Isn't a Canuck

[pipebaum81]

I came across this modest but handsome pipe here at SmokingPipes.com. I am puzzled at their labeling this pipe an "oval shanked Billiard" and then note it as a Billiard in the description towards the bottom of the listing. How is this pipe not considered a Canadian?

j/B

 

[northernneil]

I thought an oval shaped shank with a saddle bit, with the shank being about 1-1/2 times as long as the bowl is high, was called a liverpool.

 

[xrundog]

Saddle stem. Not a Canadian, not a Lovat. Because it sort of defies traditional categorization they went for a generic description.

 

[bigvan]

Oval shank with a tapered stem = Canadian

Oval shank with a saddle stem = Lumberman

Round shank with a tapered stem = Liverpool

Round shank with a saddle stem = Lovat

 

[gunslinger]

Isn't it a Lumberman which is a Canadian with a saddle stem?
Edit: Sorry, looks like bigvan already answered the question.

 

[pipebaum81]

Interesting. ThePipeGuys.com define the following: Canadian is actually both a pipe shape, and a family of pipe shapes. The Canadian family of shapes includes the Canadian, the Lovat, the Lumberman, and the Liverpool. The Canadian is also sometimes referred to as the Canadian Billiard, because it and its entire family are sub-styles of the classic Billiard shape. Maintaining the simple symmetry of the Billiard-style bowl, the Canadian sports a slender shank about twice the length of the bowl’s height, trimmed with a modest stem which accentuates the elegance of the pipe’s dimensions. What differentiates the Canadian from other pipes in the family is that the Canadian has an oval shank with an oval tapered stem

 

[hiplainsdrifter]

Regardless of what you call it, that is one ugly pipe!

 

[danielplainview]

I don't fret the details. If it has a long shank, I call it a Canadian.

I've also coined the term bulldesian for bulldogs and Rhodesians.

 

[buroak]

hiplainsdrifter, I will concede that this pipe is far from the best looking sandblast pipe I have seen, but it is as good as some Comoy's and Charatan's sandblasts I have seen.

 

[weezell]

If it has a long shank, I call it a Canadian.

I'm tempted, but not going to go there...

 

[dottiewarden]

If it has a long shank, I call it a Canadian.

I'm tempted, but not going to go there...

I only wish it were true, and then again so does the wife!