Your Collection: Mostly Traditional or Non-Traditional Shapes?

[jaytex1969]

I'm in the very traditional camp.

 

[workman]

Traditional. Billiards and bulldogs mostly. The bent billiard shape is what works best for me ATM.

 

[paulfg]

100% traditional,all of my 50 pipes except 2 Greek made Rhodesians are British & Irish pipes

 

[olkofri]

Traditional, save for this little trooper:


Vauen Quixx 7

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Most of my pipes are traditional. But that's because they're just so dang collectible! You get one (for example) Peterson 106 Billiard, and then you want another from another line with a different stain, stem, etc,.
But I love freehands and many non-traditional shapes. But freehands are all hand shaped, and no two are exactly alike. So it's really a bit more about what freehand in a group you may be looking at are more pleasing to your eye. I think, in a way, it makes them more special.

 

[tavol]

Very much a traditionalist when it comes to pipe shapes, I like the straight billiard family and the bulk of my collection follows this. I have the odd modern shape like the devil anse but then it's not exactly an 'out there' shape.

 

[warren]

All my briars, twenty or so, are trads.

 

[seanv]

Traditional with the exception of one Stanwell

 

[mikethompson]

I thought we'd see a majority of traditional shapes. Part of that has to be that the more non-traditional styles happen to be more expensive.

 

[username]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdfX7ut8gw

Tradition!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

C'mon, what's not to like about fins and flames!

Nothing. There is absolutely nothing NOT to love about fins and flames!

 

[tschiraldi]

Traditional for me, mostly Sasieni Straight Billiards and Apples. I do love some of the more traditionally shaped Castellos, as well (I'm looking at a Buldog variant now). I don't like squashed, stubby, pinched, or Danish Freehand pipes, and loathe anything metal or made from food! I realize this is all subject to change, but I have always liked pipes that, to me, look like pipes.

 

[unkleyoda]

Traditional. I'm not much a fan of non-traditional shapes.

 

[hugodrax]

Somebody needs to link to Fiddler on the Roof. I have no skills.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I keep the Savinelli and GBD yachtsman shape for clenching, but for sit down time, volcanos, blowfish, and pipe shapes that defy classification are what I like. Traditional shapes on the whole bore me.

 

[verporchting]

Traditional, although I do have one Dunhill that is a bit Art Deco looking.
One of these days I suppose I might try a Falcon but haven't worked up to it yet. I find those vaping devices to be repugnant so anything metal just rubs me wrong I suppose even though the Falcon is old enough now to be considered a classic by some standards.
I do admire the creative genius of the artisan pipes that I see posted here though! The beautiful designs are impressive and some of them are just pure artwork with the added bonus that you can smoke them.
Fishbanjo has the most remarkable collection and it just boggles the mind to see the stunning artisan pipes and materials. Yowser!

 

[leafsmoker]

I have traditional and crafted pipes both. I love to have variety. But if I had only one pipe to smoke, I would be happy to have just have that one pipe regardless what it looked like. :puffpipe:

 

[verporchting]

^^ This ^^
Best. Philosophy. Ever.

 

[crashthegrey]

The vast majority of my pipes fall into the billiard family (counting Canadian and Dublin subfamilies) or Bulldogs.

 

[3rdguy]

Most of my cobs are traditional but I do have a couple none.