I bought one early in my smoking, a billiard, yet with a conical/Dublin bowl. Smoked hell out of it, and like the n00b I was, completely blackened the rim. Must have traded it several years later after purchase.
I bought it because of Cavicchis fantastic prices on smooths, then and now. When I look at the price on a nice blast but then look at the same maker's price on even a mediocre smooth, the price doubles. Maybe such pricing prevailed when I started in 2001, but I don't remember it that way.
At any rate, had I not quit and were I in the market for some pretty wood, Cavicchi's smooths would get my attention. They are perhaps 30-40% more.
I bought it because of Cavicchis fantastic prices on smooths, then and now. When I look at the price on a nice blast but then look at the same maker's price on even a mediocre smooth, the price doubles. Maybe such pricing prevailed when I started in 2001, but I don't remember it that way.
At any rate, had I not quit and were I in the market for some pretty wood, Cavicchi's smooths would get my attention. They are perhaps 30-40% more.