Your Dream Pipe

[carlosviet]

Of course there are pipes that we see and we fall in love with, despite the shape of the finish. But I am sure, there are some characteristics that you prefer. Adding all them up, your dream pipe comes into shape... What's yours?
Mine:
Bowl: Billiard, Pot or Brandy.

Finish: Smooth. Dark wood, but not painted black.

Shape: Straight.

Size: Over 150mm lenght (5,9 inches) Inner bowl 19 or 20 mm (0,7 inches)

Mouthpiece: Carved vulcanite, fishtail.

Weight: Under 30g (1,05oz)
I am surprised at how very few pipes fulfill these ideals outside Dunhill.
The mouthpiece is very important to me. I consider it to be 60% of the smoking, and it gets almost no attention. I get angry when I see very expensive pipes with a cheap and bad mouthpiece, and there are a lot of those!

 

[matchstickman]

All right, Ill play along:
Bowl Shape: Poker, Bulldog, or Billiard

Finish: Birdseye Grain, Smooth Finish, with a nice Red/Dark Brown Stain

Shape: Quarter to Half Bent

Size: 6 to 7 inches

Mouthpiece: Big Wide Vulcanite Saddle Bit

Weight: Something hefty. I am a big guy and like to feel a hefty pipe in my hand.

 

[bigvan]

Bowl Shape: Egg

Finish: Sandblast (with smooth rim), red/brown or black stain

Stem: slightly bent (approx. 1/8)

Size: bowl approx a group 5

Stem: Vulcanite, no preference for saddle or taper

Airway: between 5/32 and 7/32

Weight: I honestly don't pay that much attention to weight (but I probably should). But a light pipe (in relation to its size) does usually get my attention.

 

[cortezattic]

The mouthpiece is very important to me. I consider it to be 60% of the smoking, and it gets almost no attention

Hear! Hear! I'll second that! :clap: Pipes have to be comfortable in mouth and hand to create a truly enjoyable experience.

• ¼-bent sandblasted bulldog,
  
  19-22 mm bowl (.75" - .8"),
  
  fishtail bit, thin button.

 

[crpntr1]

Bowl:brandy

finish:smooth, black stain with grain showing thru

stem:carved vulcanite fishtail, half bent

size: group 5

length:aprox 6"

weight :1-11/2 ounces

 

[rigmedic1]

Dreams change through the years, and I have gotten my dream pipe a few times, to my dismay or benefit. My holy grail is an Armellini bridge, and my latest desire is a half rusticated bulldog or Rhodesian.

 

[nemrod]

Bowl shape: Acorn

Finish: Light brown sandblast with a nice ring grain

Shank extension: About a 15cm, four knots long bamboo extension with a 1-2mm black acrylic ring between it and the shank

Stem shape: Eighth-bent or so with an elongated curve throughout the entire stem

Mouthpiece: 5cm or so black acrylic with a fishtail bit

Size: 20-25cm or so I guess, size 4 bowl I think

Weight: Not sure how much bamboo weighs but if it could be under 50g that would be super
I've made sketches of this and similar pipes I've dreamt of having, heh.
edit: not quite the same as what I described (though very similar) but here's one dream pipe of mine:

 

[kennerth]

Bowl shape.- egg, but truncated on the bottom slightly to allow it to sit.

Material- briar

Pipe shape - quater bent

Finish - smooth flame grain w medium walnut stain

Size 6. 7.5 inches total

Stem - faux tortoise shell acrylic

Weight - doennt matter, it will be a holder, not a clincher

Maker - Me!!!

Time frame - my goal is to learn enough to do it within two years

 

[nsfisher]

Meerschaum with extened stem. Carved in the shape of 2 beautiful, naked women that come to life upon finishing the bowl full of baccy.