Cutty Madness. Match 3.

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alaskanpiper

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May 23, 2019
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If I had to actually choose between these two pipes, I'd need more information than just pictures, such as weight, length, chamber dimensions, and stem material. I prefer the bowl shaping on #1, but I can't abide acrylic stems. Since I assume that's what you've got there, and I love bamboo as an accent, and I assume #2 weighs less than #1 and has a vulcanite stem, #2 would be my choice, but that's a tough one.
The tortoise shell stem on pipe #1 is actually bakelite. It is 5.4 inches and weighs 32 grams, for what it's worth. The second is a hare under 5 inches and weights 22 grams.
 

brian64

Lifer
Jan 31, 2011
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Very tough choice...but I'm going to have to go with #2 because I like spigots generally, but for some reason that I cannot explain it just doesn't look right to me on a cutty shape.
 
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SBC

Lifer
Oct 6, 2021
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#1.

I don't fancy bamboo on a pipe, but more importantly, the bowl on #2 flares out without ever really coming back in -- really more like a dublin. Whereas #1 curves back in, like the clays of some periods.

And the stem and spigot look super trad. I love it.
 
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