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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 444418" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>I've seen Pete 408s, which I like a lot, described as Apples of a slightly bent, chubby design, tho I would argue that the 408 shank is straight, and the curve is all in the bit. I have three, and that's how it looks to me, anyway. Of course, a lot of Pete styles are characterized by chubbiness. Think of pipes as made of pliable clay instead of briar. Begin the mental pic with a clay billiard. You can't get more straightforward than a billiard. Cant the bowl and add a gentle curve to the stem and you have a Zulu. Add a little clay to the bowl and you get an Apple, Brandy or Dublin, depending on where you add. Squash and enlarge the bowl, and you have a Pot. Squash the bowl a bit and stretch the pipe, and you get a Prince. Squash the bowl a little more and you have a Tomato. Add a little clay mid-bowl and you have an Author. Carve a ring around it, and you have a Bulldog. Far as I know, these differences were originally intended by pipe-makers to enhance the smoker's enjoyment of different tobaccos, not simply to cause nomenclature arguments among peace-loving pipers or as a self-justification strategy of the marketing department. And the G Pease site is a treasure, for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 444418, member: 2318"] I've seen Pete 408s, which I like a lot, described as Apples of a slightly bent, chubby design, tho I would argue that the 408 shank is straight, and the curve is all in the bit. I have three, and that's how it looks to me, anyway. Of course, a lot of Pete styles are characterized by chubbiness. Think of pipes as made of pliable clay instead of briar. Begin the mental pic with a clay billiard. You can't get more straightforward than a billiard. Cant the bowl and add a gentle curve to the stem and you have a Zulu. Add a little clay to the bowl and you get an Apple, Brandy or Dublin, depending on where you add. Squash and enlarge the bowl, and you have a Pot. Squash the bowl a bit and stretch the pipe, and you get a Prince. Squash the bowl a little more and you have a Tomato. Add a little clay mid-bowl and you have an Author. Carve a ring around it, and you have a Bulldog. Far as I know, these differences were originally intended by pipe-makers to enhance the smoker's enjoyment of different tobaccos, not simply to cause nomenclature arguments among peace-loving pipers or as a self-justification strategy of the marketing department. And the G Pease site is a treasure, for sure. [/QUOTE]
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