Hehehe. I actual own that bad boy. It is quite the pipe!Dave_In_Philly":6oweae2y said:When I think of a blowfish, I always thinking something less round - with flatish sides. Like this guy:Kyle Weiss":6oweae2y said:
I think ones like that require a good bit of carving and decent amount of skill. Thats probably why you don't see to many in the sub $100 category.
I think that's not a blowfish. My understanding is that a blowfish is a crossgrain by definition, to show beautiful birdseye on at least one side of the the pipe, if not both; and therefore, crossgrain across the top and bottom. I think, I'm not positive, that to be considered a blowfish, it should have a distinct ridge around the sides to define the birdseye from the crossgrain. I'm pretty certain that pipemakers would consider this beauty an Egg. And. It. Is. Beautiful. Wow. I'm a sucker for straghtgrain. I've spent too much on them. I recently bought this blowfish with which the pipemaker took artistic license that accentuates its grain pattern. I tried to stop myself from paying this much, but I failed: https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=547079Greg Pease's thoughts:
http://www.glpease.com/Pipes/Shapes/Blowfish.php
...some (what I, and others) might consider, "classic blowfish" --
J. Alan:
C. Manz:
...not to confirm or deny anything, just some cool shapes.
Much of what I figure is there's a fine line between "classic" blowfish and "brandy" and "tomato" shapes, and can kind of cross into the realms of one another. Whether or not this is proper, I don't know.
All I do know is I like the rounded shapes, and if they're offset with angles, panels and some form of asymmetry, especially that which shows off various grain, I'm a big, big fan!
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