Pipe Shape Subtleties........

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MisterBadger

Lifer
Oct 6, 2024
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I am constantly trying to hone my understanding of the subtle differences between certain pipe shapes. For example, the difference in a Lumberman and a Canadian.... or the difference between a Lovat and a Liverpool.... or what makes a Dunhill Shell vs just regular rustication...... is there a difference in a Yachtsman and a Zulu....
You get my drift.

Here's a cool link that handles a couple of these questions.


If any of you have other examples please post them.
Here's one I can answer: A Yachtsman is a Zulu which is also a Woodstock...


"The Zulu shape, often compared and mistaken with the Dublin pipe (because of its flared bowl), the Prince pipe (because of its slight bent), or the Cutty pipe (for its inclined bowl), the Zulu pipe has however elements that are unique to itself. As mentionned previously, the main characteristic of the Zulu pipe is the inclination of the bowl, the latter going forward, allowing the smoke to move away from the face when smoking. We can also notice that the general silhouette of the Zulu pipe is bent, and that its bowl is flared at the top. Compared to the bowl of the Dublin pipe, the Zulu one is generally more little and more discreet. Zulu shaped pipes are thin and lightweight, and therefore are part of the most comfortable pipes to hold in mouth. In this category, you will mostly find Zulu pipes of French production (Pierre Morel, Eole, Chacom), as well as some of them made by Dunhill, Peterson or Il Ceppo."
 

Choatecav

Lifer
Dec 19, 2023
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Middle Tennessee
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Here's one I can answer: A Yachtsman is a Zulu which is also a Woodstock...


"The Zulu shape, often compared and mistaken with the Dublin pipe (because of its flared bowl), the Prince pipe (because of its slight bent), or the Cutty pipe (for its inclined bowl), the Zulu pipe has however elements that are unique to itself. As mentionned previously, the main characteristic of the Zulu pipe is the inclination of the bowl, the latter going forward, allowing the smoke to move away from the face when smoking. We can also notice that the general silhouette of the Zulu pipe is bent, and that its bowl is flared at the top. Compared to the bowl of the Dublin pipe, the Zulu one is generally more little and more discreet. Zulu shaped pipes are thin and lightweight, and therefore are part of the most comfortable pipes to hold in mouth. In this category, you will mostly find Zulu pipes of French production (Pierre Morel, Eole, Chacom), as well as some of them made by Dunhill, Peterson or Il Ceppo."
I was aware of the Yachtsman/zulu being the same, but not familiar with the Woodstock.

I will say that as is pointed out in the article, Zulu's/Yachtsman's are among the easiest pipes for me to clench. Very light and balanced.
 

MisterBadger

Lifer
Oct 6, 2024
1,152
9,887
Ludlow, UK
I was aware of the Yachtsman/zulu being the same, but not familiar with the Woodstock.

I will say that as is pointed out in the article, Zulu's/Yachtsman's are among the easiest pipes for me to clench. Very light and balanced.
Yep. That's why they are my preferred design - I also like the aesthetic: what the ancient Egyptians called 'ma'at' = a word with no equivalent in English - something beautful because it is perfectly functionally fit for purpose. If they'd had pipes then, I'm sure they would have been Zulus. At least by the beginning of the Middle Kingdom.
 

Sobrbiker

Lifer
Jan 7, 2023
6,544
89,361
Casa Grande, AZ
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Here's one I can answer: A Yachtsman is a Zulu which is also a Woodstock...


"The Zulu shape, often compared and mistaken with the Dublin pipe (because of its flared bowl), the Prince pipe (because of its slight bent), or the Cutty pipe (for its inclined bowl), the Zulu pipe has however elements that are unique to itself. As mentionned previously, the main characteristic of the Zulu pipe is the inclination of the bowl, the latter going forward, allowing the smoke to move away from the face when smoking. We can also notice that the general silhouette of the Zulu pipe is bent, and that its bowl is flared at the top. Compared to the bowl of the Dublin pipe, the Zulu one is generally more little and more discreet. Zulu shaped pipes are thin and lightweight, and therefore are part of the most comfortable pipes to hold in mouth. In this category, you will mostly find Zulu pipes of French production (Pierre Morel, Eole, Chacom), as well as some of them made by Peterson…."
ah, the old “Bent Albert”…
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