Favorite pipe shape...

[beerandbaccy]

Bent apple, Rhodesians. Bent Acorn.

 

[hierophant]

Rhodesian/Bulldog, with Zulus running a close second.

 

[aggravatedfarmer]

Bent dublins, churchwardens, billards of all the varieties are appealing. Nothing that looks new, I like the classic styles.

 

[rigmedic1]

Bents and straights, briars, cobs, and meerschaums. Group 2 and 3 sizes. ::

 

[clickklick]

Tomatoes, with a wasp inspired shank.

 

[mso489]

Variety seems to be my favorite, truly. But by a slim margin, I like billiards, Dublins, pots, bulldogs, zulus, apples, pokers and authors ... and any other of the traditional shapes that I happen to own. I even have a compact Oom Paul, one of the old Iwan Ries house Bentons. Rhody's ... you get the idea.

 

[gloucesterman]

Rhodies and Bulls. Maybe an occasional Author.

 

[redpanda]

I love Bulldogs and Canadians, but I can never resist a classic full bent English billiard.

 

[captainprophesy]

Funny... one of my all time favorite shapes are cutty's of which I own ZERO :P

 

[prndl]

One look at the pipe rack tells me I have a jones for the smaller Italian apples and billiards.
That said, that one lone Peterson big bent brandy is still one of my favorites.

 

[theediabeticman]

somethin' about a billiard

 

[eriksmokes85]

@captainprophesy...i do believe that maybe its time you add one to the herd... :D

 

[eriksmokes85]

From reading all of the posts here it seems to me that the billiard and bulldog are the crowd favorites.. nothing wrong with the classics! although i do feel it a bit strange that no one has said that they enjoy the cob...

 

[gloucesterman]

Someone on this forum (I can't remember who - Senior moment) once said "There is nothing wrong with a cob that a miracle wouldn't cure."

 

[eriksmokes85]

I had a cob at one point and it was nice not really having to worry about dropping it or anthing like that. i used it a lot fly fishing and crabbing.

 

[gloucesterman]

I don't have any heartburn with cobs. I leave a few on the boat for just those reasons. If it accidently goes overboard I'm out all of $5. They don't really ever loose that saltwater taste even after they dry out. I just thought the perspective was interesting.

 

[calabashed]

Canadians, lovat and nearly anything else with a long shank and not too much bend. Also Bulldogs and Dublins.

 

[philobeddoe]

Most of my pipes are some derivation of a bent Apple or Author or bent Rhodesian shape with a 60/40 lean towards sandblasts. Though I do have a decent collection of various straight pipes as well, I like variety but I always come back to the bent Apple.

 

[tslex]

Bent bulldogs.

 

[captainprophesy]

@eriksmokes85 ... Yeah I agree, but unfortunately when I do find one I can't afford it Ha, aint that the way it works out! :P