I know that there are many of you out there that have that one or three pipes that you really enjoy smoking. Our very own JimInks obviously has quite the collection, but seems to regularly smoke his "Formerly owned by William Conrad" beauty.
I'm not talkin about what pipe necessarily smokes the best, but what pipe shape really grabs you?
For me, ruling out some of the incredible artisan creations by folks here and others like Mark Balkovec, I am drawn to a few different shapes.
Firstly, there's something about a Bent Bulldog. I don't know if I can put into words what makes em push my buttons, but as I look over at my stable of restored smokers, and those in cue, I realize that I now have a dozen or so. Some of em are just simple drugstore varieties, others are real beauties with amazing grain and flowing lines. Heck, one of them that I recently broght back to life is wrapped in leather and is almost too pretty to smoke. (almost
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I also have an affinity to the Horn styles. I have a couple of Zulu's, one of which is my designated "Golfin" pipe. I also have a Yacht that was a total wreck when I got it, but holy cow did it turn out beautiful!
Lastly, I'm drawn to pretty much any "Bent" pipe that has the right lines. This includes Billiards, Dublins and Brandy's. Ok, ok, truth be told, I like pretty much any Bent pipe with nice lines.
So, which shapes make yer hear go pitter patter?
I'm not talkin about what pipe necessarily smokes the best, but what pipe shape really grabs you?
For me, ruling out some of the incredible artisan creations by folks here and others like Mark Balkovec, I am drawn to a few different shapes.
Firstly, there's something about a Bent Bulldog. I don't know if I can put into words what makes em push my buttons, but as I look over at my stable of restored smokers, and those in cue, I realize that I now have a dozen or so. Some of em are just simple drugstore varieties, others are real beauties with amazing grain and flowing lines. Heck, one of them that I recently broght back to life is wrapped in leather and is almost too pretty to smoke. (almost
)I also have an affinity to the Horn styles. I have a couple of Zulu's, one of which is my designated "Golfin" pipe. I also have a Yacht that was a total wreck when I got it, but holy cow did it turn out beautiful!
Lastly, I'm drawn to pretty much any "Bent" pipe that has the right lines. This includes Billiards, Dublins and Brandy's. Ok, ok, truth be told, I like pretty much any Bent pipe with nice lines.
So, which shapes make yer hear go pitter patter?
