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I don't care for Rhodesians either. I really like the look and feel of a diamond shank. For me, that's where it's at.
I have one Rhodie, but it is a Bjarne, with more of a freehand stem. Otherwise, for me, I am not a fan of the round or oval stemmed dogs. It makes them look more like a weird dublin with a cap. The diamond shanks are a majority of the appeal, IMO. Rhodesians just look like the pipemaker took a short cut, IMO.
 

JoeKemp

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OzPiper

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I have one Rhodie, but it is a Bjarne, with more of a freehand stem. Otherwise, for me, I am not a fan of the round or oval stemmed dogs. It makes them look more like a weird dublin with a cap. The diamond shanks are a majority of the appeal, IMO. Rhodesians just look like the pipemaker took a short cut, IMO.
Haven't quite looked at it from that angle.
Liking a pipe/shape is a subconscious thing for me - "I like it, but I don't know why ?"

There were 2 Bulldogs I was looking at, and the seller wanted to know why I preferred one over the other. It was only after a couple of days of mulling over that question that I figured out that I preferred the tapered stem over the saddle.

It can take a while for amorphous, subconscious thoughts to crystallise into consciousness. Look - I made up that crap - I'm NOT a deep thinker ?
 

T-townrestore

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Sep 10, 2021
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My jobey and savinelli. My dad picked up the old kaywoodie from a thrift store for $6, so we’ll see how that turns out.
 

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