Pipe Shapes:

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  Here is a listing of some of the more common pipe shapes and styles.

• Apple: A true classic pipe shape with a round or spherical bowl.
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  • Squat: A shorter version of an apple shape.
• Author: This classic shape has a squat apple bowl with a wide stem and shank at a deeper bend.
• Belge: A slim, elegant design with a slim round bowl tilted forward.
• Billiard: One of the most common styles, this pipe has a round and tall bowl even in proportion with the shank.
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• Brandy Glass: An unusual shape that has a bowl in the shape of a brandy glass.
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• Bullcap: This unusual shape has a bowl similar to a bulldog, without the lines, and is tilted forward.
• Bulldog: A true classic shape, this pipe is most recognized by the line which rings the cap of the bowl.
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  • Rhodesian: A bulldog with a squat bowl.
• Calabash: A pipe with the chamber constructed from the African Calabash Gourd, and a bowl of clay, meerschaum, or briar.
• Canadian: A classic shape consisting of a round billiard bowl and a long briar shank.
• Cherrywood: Similar to the poker in shape but with an evenly round bowl reminiscent of a corn-cob.
• Chimney: A tall, cylindrical bowl with a smaller diameter.
• Churchwarden: May be any shape of bowl but with an 8" or longer stem.
• Dublin: A classic shape with the bowl tilting slightly forward.
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• Freehand: A class of pipe shapes that are not classically defined.
• Horn: A pipe either (1) shaped like a horn or (2) with a conical bowl often slightly tilted forward.
• Liverpool: A Canadian bowl with a wider shank and a longer stem.
• Lovat: A Canadian bowl and shank with a shorter stem.
• Oom-Paul: A tall cylindrical bowl with a full bend.
• Panel: A pipe with a bowl that has flat panels in the front, back, and sides.
• Poker: This pipe has a cylindrical bowl with a flat bottom.
• Pot: A truly classic shape with a shorter, wide round bowl.
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• Prince: This distinctive shape has a squat apple bowl with a slight bent stem.
• Topper: Similar to the Woodstock but with a slimmer bowl.
• Woodstock: This shape has a round bowl that is tilted forward.
• Zulu: This unusual shape has a horn bowl that is tilted forward and a wider, bent stem.