What's a shape you just don't like?

[adam12]

What are some pipe shapes that, try as you might, you can't get into? Are there any pipe shapes that aren't "you" - as in, you can't ever see yourself smoking one?
Here are mine:
1. Churchwarden. Although I know why people like them, it just doesn't appeal to me. I could never see myself smoking one.
2. Poker. As much as I hate to say this, my first pipe was a poker - but that was way back when, and I think the shape looks a little dated for some reason. I grew out of them.
3. Hawkbill. They just look seriously backwards or something, like you're in a Picasso painting in another dimension. I just can't see myself smoking one unless I'm upside down.

 

[steyrshrek]

I'm not a fan of the church warden or the calabash. Ones too long and the other is just too big a clunky for me.
You might like a Poker, you could beat your dentist with it :rofl:

 

[adam12]

Funniest thing was, when I was in college, my dentist was a pipe guy. He used to see me at the pipe shop I worked at!

 

[maineyachtie]

Pear, can't stand it. Never saw one I liked.

 

[pawpaw]

Omm Pauls,horns,yathmans,zulus

 

[maineyachtie]

Also, the acorn. Hate it.

 

[marmal4de]

1. Freehands

2. Gourd Calabashes

3. Figurals
To be honest I haven't actually tried to like any of em, cause they're all so damned ugly!

 

[dhizzy]

I'm with you on churchwardens. Very visually unappealing. A friend of mine says I should look past it b/c they smoke so good...I think I'll try smoking his first before I drop coin on an ugly pipe. I also don't care much for most Meerschaums. The lattice type are about the only ones I would consider owning.

 

[juvat270]

Not a fan of the bulldog/rhodesian, tomato, prince, calabash (I know part of pipe smoking is not giving a hoot what others think, but seriously, most people look ridiculous smoking a calabash), or those silly nose warmers.

 

[whitebriar]

anything modernistic that doesn't look like a pipe--also not fond of dublins--

 

[brownbilliard]

Cavaliers and Vestpockets. Absolutely hideous

 

[zanthal]

The tomato is rather unappealing, particularly the squashed tomato.
I don't much like straight stems, where the briar chamber is almost entirely above the parallel line of the stem.
But I think if any of us were stuck with nothing but our least favorite shape of briar pipe and plenty of our favorite tobacco, we'd find a way to get over our fashion sense and puff happily.

 

[thebadkitty]

I can't see myself with an Oom Paul...and I'm another who doesn't like churchwardens. My first pipe was a very overpriced small (8 inch) churchwarden because I believed the cigar store owner telling me it'd be the coolest smoke I ever had. It wasn't.

Wish I'd found this place first, but I'm a way happy smoker now.

Edit to add that I believe zanthal very much haha

 

[steyrshrek]

Hey if your stuck with a hideous pipe and your favourite tobacco, there's nothing a file and sharp knife wouldn't fix.

 

[jameral]

I'm another that doesn't like Oom Puals. I also didn't like pokers before but I do now.

 

[orionpyoung]

It's hard for me to make any fast judgements on a pipe based on shape alone. I find myself slowly attracted to more and more shapes. Although I will admit that a large portion of free hands I don't find particularly attractive. Oom Paul's, tomatoes and all the way to classic Dublin shape! I just like having all kinds of options.

 

[jvandy77]

Vest Pockets. Ugh, completely hideous!!

 

[jaysin]

tomato and straight stems not saying dont own a straight stem I have 2 that are mine and maybe get smoked once a yr

 

[ohin3]

Not into the calabash, oom paul, Dublin, volcano, or full bent pipes. I cant see me smoking a churchwarden all the time, but I would like to have one good one for that every now and again smoke. I didn't care for pokers until I started seeing smaller more elegant pokers from the Danes like Eltang and Stanwell. Love those red Stanwell Featherweight pokers.

 

[adam12]

I'll second the freehand, Flyfish. To me, they look like "luxury pipes of the 1970's". Really dated. But I do recall a time when they were very popular.