What Are the Benefits to a Bulldog Shape?

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alexnc

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 25, 2015
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I think SnagStangl may be on to something. I only have 2 bulldogs but neither are wide or broad chambers. This is my first I use for shorter smokes. It and the Jacono are both stellar smokers though.
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noquarter

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Jan 18, 2015
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I have more than a dozen Custom-bilt bulldogs,rhodesians,bullmoose. I just like how it feels on the hand. They're hefty and looks really heavy but suprisingly light. My favorite pipe,which gets smoked more than once a day, is a Sasieni four dot Hendon. The square shank, tapered bowl is so uncomfortable in the hand it became a great clencher.

 

mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
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I'm a great fan of bulldogs (but they have to be bent) of which I have several. I have an extra large Blakemar Briars bent bulldog for long lazy smokes.



"My most feminine pipe is named after a son of a monarch."

I've heard it all now John, so you name your pipes? :rofl:
Regards,
Jay.

 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
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I like both bent and straight 'dogs. The Stanwell 32, though modest in size, is a straight understated classic. It's visual haiku.

 

jpmcwjr

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May 12, 2015
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Not quite! Think about what the son of a monarch is.... The name of the shape that I think is more feminine than most. Oh, and I don't name my car or private parts, either!

 

cigrmaster

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May 26, 2012
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I own 2 Bulldogs and both are Willmer AAA Straight Grains. The only reason I own any Bulldogs is because they were part of a collection I bought out. I am a much bigger fan of the Rhodesian for some reason.

 

newbroom

Lifer
Jul 11, 2014
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Florida
I have a few Bulldogs. When I smoke em, I find myself holding them sometimes, a little more like one would a dart, which is kinda a neat observation? Because of the diamond shank, your index and thumb feel right at home in that position.

 
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bouwser

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With all the bulldog, are there any makers that you all would recommend? I have a birthday coming and would love to get a new pipe.
Also, how are bulldogs different from the Author shape?

 

mawnansmiff

Lifer
Oct 14, 2015
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"Also, how are bulldogs different from the Author shape?"
Let me take a stab at this one Bouwser, Bulldogs are written with a lower case 'b' whereas Authors are written with a capital 'A'?
Do I win the ice cream? :puffy:
Regards,
Jay.

 
Bulldogs are a family of pipe shapes that use a double cone shaped bowl, most of the time with a beadline carved where the two cones meet. A purebred bulldog also has a diamond shaped stem. A Rhodesian is a sub species of the bulldog genre that has a rounded stem. Eskimos or ukuleles are also a sub species but with a shorter, wider bowl. In some regions, all are just classified as bulldogs.
An author shape is sub species of the billiard shape. With a squatter bowl to stem swoop that makes it a good sitter for writers to put their pipe down occasionally while working.
I’m sure someone will post some pictures.

 
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