I tend to gravitate to billiards and bulldogs, bent and straight. I have many other shapes and like them as well but when looking at pipes those two catch my eye first.
Do You Have A Preferred Shape?
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As long as it's not a bulldog, rhodesian, or a Castello 55 I'm fairly flexible.
I have a lot of pipes whose shapes I really like but if I could only have one it would be a GBD 9664
Thank you So much! You have helped me find what I’m looking for.
Savinelli (614) is exactly what they are. YOU ARE THE BEST!!
I likes these Savs. I almost pulled the trigger on one recently. Savinelli lists them as a bent billiard but some places like smokingpipes list them as a Oom Paul.
I like bent pipes of all sorts but a bent brandy is really nice....or one of the many off shoots of the shape.
I really like dublins as well. I prefer when they have some meat on their bones so the bottom doesnt get hot.
I really like dublins as well. I prefer when they have some meat on their bones so the bottom doesnt get hot.
I wouldn't say I have a favorite shape (I do have more billiards than anything else), but I do know that I prefer army (military) mount stems over pipes with a custom mortise/tenon configuration. I like that they are usually metal reinforced and very easy to remove and replace without having to worry about being gentle as can be to avoid cracking the mortise/shank. This is the result of cracking several pipe shanks while replacing stems. No more if I can avoid it.
Don't forget the Peterson Baskerville and Watson ... both hybrid Hungarian full bent shapes.
When I started out I leaned towards the bent apple, until I bought my first bent brandy and it just fit my hand so well, that's about all I look at when on the hunt for a knew pipe. Unless something exoctic catches my eye.
I like a full bent with a thick walled bowl. I won't turn my nose up to other styles though! I love most of them
I should add one more thing: Bulldogs generally are only smoked by people who are sure of themselves and embrace life in a style that ignores what "others" might think. I have heard so many times from others, "I would love to wear or own a shirt or jacket, etc, that exudes style or is a bit over the top, but I wouldn't feel comfortable - generally because of what others might think." The alternative for them is to conform for the sake of belonging. This is actually an important concept; however, when it comes to your own individuality and your own space, the freedom to express yourself is a wonderful luxury and is priceless - within reason of course. So, if you see a pipe shape that might be wildly different from what you might otherwise get, but you find yourself somehow strangely drawn to it - get it.
Nice squash blossom necklace. The whole get up makes you look like you are looking to produce a movie and are asking where the leading lady's trailer is. You need some aviator sunglasses though.
The necklace is an old pawn made from coin silver. I looked long and hard for that one.
No @telescopes I think you are rocking life with those badass sunshades… so much so i think you could be mistaken for having just walked off the set of The Sopranos 
In the 1930s my grandfather was an enforcer on the St. Louis river front when they actually had a working waterfront on the Mississippi River. When he retired he turned down his Union pension because he didn’t want “anyone“ to know where he lived.No @telescopes I think you are rocking life with those badass sunshades… so much so i think you could be mistaken for having just walked off the set of The Sopranos
