Currently I happen to really like the Comoy's prince shape in a pipe.
Do You Have A Preferred Shape?
- Thread starter redleaderdave
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Went through a long period in favoring the Castello 55 shape as well as the Castello 10 short billiard shape. I like all shapes but tend to smoke shorter straight pipes and pipes with a slight bend (e.g. acorn). One shape I have never grown tired of is a Lovat.
Straight billiard or diamond shank bent billiard.
Straight billiards have been my favorite for years now. However I'm trying out a couple bulldogs now. I tend to choose based on how I feel it looks on my face. Lol
I was looking at some Rattray pipes the other day and came across a Bare Knuckle model that i Really like. It reminds me more of a Sav 320 author but oddly it’s listed as a bent apple.
The bent dutch Billiard is my favorite shape IE the Peterson Shape 4 be it a 309 or 4ab, a deluxe 4s or 8s or shape 313 in the system line or 338. They all vary in size but the chamber width to depth ratios are usually the same. I find they give me great smokes with any blends I enjoy.
There are many other shapes I enjoy smoking but a good bent dutch is my definite favorite.
There are many other shapes I enjoy smoking but a good bent dutch is my definite favorite.
Bulldogs, in particular, bent ones.
I also like blowfishes very much but they are typically too expensive for my budget.
I also like blowfishes very much but they are typically too expensive for my budget.
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Although it's extremely difficult to argue with @huntertrw 's example, I'm going to have to say no I do not have a favorite.
Lovat, pear, billiard. Short, light group 2ish bowl (3/4”x1 1/8”-1-1/2” chambers). Saddle stem, army mount, must have good button that catches my teeth. Open draw.
Other than that, I like tomatoes, volcanos, apples, pots, pickaxes, brandies, belges, bent danish billiards, dublins, princes, freehand.
Looking to try rhodesians, pokers, cutties, walruses.
I’m pretty picky as you can see, but lighter, balanced, good clenching is a must.
Other than that, I like tomatoes, volcanos, apples, pots, pickaxes, brandies, belges, bent danish billiards, dublins, princes, freehand.
Looking to try rhodesians, pokers, cutties, walruses.
I’m pretty picky as you can see, but lighter, balanced, good clenching is a must.
Being vain and superficial, I prefer the way my profile looks when smoking a straight, tapered bit billiard, preferably a Dunhill Shell. I think it goes with my cane, top hat, and spats.
My thin Irish Blackthorn Cane is actually for aiding my walking. Right knee keeps giving out. But, it definitely looks mean with all those leftover cut branches.
Straight bulldog or large bent billiard; either Peterson or Dunhill. I'm basic as hell with pipes.
For smoking, a prince. For looking at, holding and often smoking, a Rhodesian or author. For selling, a billiard or Canadian.