dont like bent bulldogs with saddle stem.

[tarheel7734]

Looking at a few Ferndown pipes i like and i relize that i really dont like saddle stems on a bent bulldog. I really feel the tapered stem looks and feels better. This reduces the amount of pipes i can purchase.

 

[Richard Burley]

I agree and consider that a good thing.

 

[tarheel7734]

Here is a good example.

There are a couple of pipes in the Uk that I am in chat with to see if Mr Wood can change the stem to a tapered stem.

 

[RDPipes]

I like'em Both ways but, it depends also how the saddle is cut.
I do prefer the saddle stem on this particular pipe.

 

[balkan_boy]

Yep, same here bro, all of my bent bulldogs (all 2 of them) are of the first example. And I like them just as they are.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

As a bulldog appreciator and owner of my fair share, saddle stems have the added benefit of being a little easier to hold in the teeth, shave down a little of the overall weight, and are a little easier to keep clean and black if made of vulcanite (better surface contact with any given buffing wheel). Nope, they don't look quite as sleek as a tapered stem, but they do have advantages. Comfort and performance over looks, sometimes, no matter what your preference.

 

[tarheel7734]

As a bulldog appreciator and owner of my fair share, saddle stems have the added benefit of being a little easier to hold in the teeth, shave down a little of the overall weight, and are a little easier to keep clean and black if made of vulcanite (better surface contact with any given buffing wheel).   Nope, they don't look quite as sleek as a tapered stem, but they do have advantages.   Comfort and performance over looks, sometimes, no matter what your preference.  

I try not to clench my bulldogs. I prefer a more bent pipe for clenching and i do kike saddle stems on those. Like a half bent billiard or apple.

 

[Brewdude]

That is one helluva fine looking pipe brother. Just my kind of style!

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Cheers,

RR

 

[tarheel7734]

That is one helluva fine looking pipe brother. Just my kind of style!

8)



Cheers,

RR

It is a fine looking pipe but not mine. I have been talking to a shop in the uk about getting Mer Wood to besooke a pipe or two for me. I am hoping to get that pipe except with taered stem.

 

[ftrplt]

I have a bunch of saddle stems, but they aren't my favs. Haven't bought one in eons. I admit to a strong lean toward tapered stems, that tapered Ferndown is a beaut!!!! :cheers: :santa: FTRPLT

 

[SpeedyPete]

That is one helluva fine looking pipe brother. Just my kind of style!

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Cheers,

RR

This is my style, beautifully balanced, out of this world!! Look at the curve of the bowl heel and then the stem.......a work of art!

 

[fsu92john]

I'm just the opposite. I prefer a saddle bit on a bent bulldog. That Ferndown has me drooling.

 

[monbla256]

I like 'em BOTH and out of the 35 Bulldogs I have 20 are bents with 15 of those having a saddle bit !! The main thing is they are BULLDOGS !! :twisted: :twisted:

 

[Puff Daddy]

Some truly stunning compositions simply couldn't be pulled off without the saddle stem for visual balance.

 

[riff raff]

While my favorite is definitely a tapered stem in any shape, I still enjoy the occasional saddle stemmed pipe. I don't find any difference in the mouth feel, which seems to be dictated more by the shape and size of the button.

 

[tarheel7734]

Thats a nice castello

 

[daveinlax]

You like what you like, nothing wrong with that but IMO you get a thinner more comfortable feel with a saddle stem. :shock:

 

[monbla256]

You like what you like, nothing wrong with that but IMO you get a thinner more comfortable feel with a saddle stem. :shock:

I also find this to be true and with full dentures, thinner bits are better !! And vulcanite can be made thinner than acrylic ! :twisted: :twisted:

 

[SpeedyPete]

RR, I agree with you. My Pete 80s, which I adore, would have looked stupid with a saddle stem. But then again, I have other 'dogs which were made to be mated to saddle stems. How the pipe "tastes" depends on the bit/button.

 

[Illini Libertarian]

Are the groves on the exterior of the bowl a requirement for a pipe to be considered a bulldog? Do they have a purpose, or just cosmetic?