Can anyone help me with identifying what shapes these pipes are? My attempt at it is below. Thanks!
1. Ball
2. Bent Billiard
3. Billiard
4.
5.
6. Pot
7.
8. Dublin
9.
10. Lumberman
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Can anyone help me with identifying what shapes these pipes are? My attempt at it is below. Thanks!
1. Ball
2. Bent Billiard
3. Billiard
4.
5.
6. Pot
7.
8. Dublin
9.
10. Lumberman
4. Yachtsman or Zulu
5. Bent Apple
7&9 ? Up to interpretation!
5. Bent Apple
7&9 ? Up to interpretation!
There are a gazillion shape charts that you can consult:
pipedia.org
pipedia.org
2. Too short to be a bent billiard, more of a bent apple
4. Zulu
5. Bent Apple, sorta, same with 1.
6. Panel billiard
8. An uncommitted Dublin
9. Sorta bent chubby billiard
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2. Too short to be a bent billiard, more of a bent apple
4. Zulu
5. Bent Apple, sorta, same with 1.
6. Panel billiard
8. An uncommitted Dublin
9. Sorta bent chubby billiard
#10. NOT a Lumberman. Closer to a Lovat, but actually a saddle stemmed billiard.
1 bent apple
2 bent apple
3 billiard
4 yacht or zulu (a yachtsman is different)
5 bent apple
6 four square
7 bent billiard
8 dublin
9 bent billiard
10 lumberman
2 bent apple
3 billiard
4 yacht or zulu (a yachtsman is different)
5 bent apple
6 four square
7 bent billiard
8 dublin
9 bent billiard
10 lumberman
This is why I love this thing of our. I read down the thread going, Yes! I agree with this guy. Hmm. Well Shit, I agree with this guy. Hmm, wait. This guy is right. haha. So I mishmashed all the other guys and came up with this:
1. Quarter bent Apple
2. Half Bent Apple
3. Billiard
4. Zulu or Yachtsman
5. Half Bent Apple
6. Panel Billiard
7. Half Bent Billiard
8. Dublin
9. Quarter Bent Chubby Billiard
10. Pretty long stemmed for a Lumberman. You could get away with that, or the Saddle stem billiard.
1. Quarter bent Apple
2. Half Bent Apple
3. Billiard
4. Zulu or Yachtsman
5. Half Bent Apple
6. Panel Billiard
7. Half Bent Billiard
8. Dublin
9. Quarter Bent Chubby Billiard
10. Pretty long stemmed for a Lumberman. You could get away with that, or the Saddle stem billiard.
It also may be that a few of the photos on the OP aren't the clearest/have shadows
Manufacturers don't make it easy either, identical pipes are labelled differently by different makers.
For instance:
&
Talamona "Black" 820 - Bent Apple
www.bollitopipe.com
Viprati * - Half Bent Billiard - 9mm filter
www.bollitopipe.com
The only thing that I am certain of is that the straight billiard is the best shape
Wait until you get into the Bulldog vs Rhodesian bunfightManufacturers don't make it easy either, identical pipes are labelled differently by different makers.
Wait until you get into the Bulldog vs Rhodesian bunfight
I thought the difference was that bulldog's had a square stem and rhodesian's had round stems?Wait until you get into the Bulldog vs Rhodesian bunfight
That is the generally accepted definition now.
Different makers had their own interpretation.
Some accept only straight Bulldogs. All bents were designated “Rhodesians” irregardless of whether they had round or diamond shanks.
A real can of worms
A lumberman is a longshanked saddle stemmed billiard, no? If not, what's the difference.
The description of the article you cite-"A Lumberman is...a round shank, saddle bit" is not what I understood a lumberman was.
This article states that a lumberman should have an oval shank- https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/canadian-pipe-shapes
I think we'd need a #10 top view of the shank to know if it's oval or round.
Not trying to argue, but to learn.
It just depends who you ask really. Some say that a bulldog is a rhodesian and a rhodesian is a bulldog. Even if the shank were round, it's out of proportion with the bowl to be a billiard and the stem is too long to be a lovat.
I prescribe to the four member family for Canadian pipes. Oval shank and taper is Canadian, oval shank and saddle is Lumberman, round shank taper is Liverpool, and round shank saddle is Lovat.
Not to split hairs, but Bulldogs have diamond shanks. Panels often have square. #orientationmatters