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Talbert Pipes Ligne Bretagne Shape Notes Shapes 16-20 Ligne Bretagne
Ligne Bretagne Standard Shapes 16-20

Shape 16 Bowl Height: 4 cm
Chamber Width: 1.8 cm
Notes: A 6 paneled design of very classical proportions. I am no fan of panels but this one and the #17 below are both fun and stylish, and this shape has enough curve in the bowl to render it elegant rather than clipped. I could wish for thicker walls in this bowl, but overall it's a neat piece.


Shape 17 Bowl Height: 3.5 cm
Chamber Width: 1.8 cm
Notes: This is a little English beer mug tavern pipe. It has 6 panels laid out in the design of a big ale glass, but it is a small pipe - ideal for taking to the pub for a pint and some darts. Devilishly hard to finish and probably rare in the LB line as a result!.


Shape 18 Bowl Height: 3.3 cm
Chamber Width: 1.8 cm
Notes: Collectors bicker about the name for this shape a good bit. I've heard "rounded bulldog", "bullmoose", "rhodesian", etc. Whatever the name, it is an exceptional shape for smoking - very thick walls, comfortable in the hand, light, and with a much thicker and more durable bottom curve than the regular bulldog design. This is the stummel we've chosen to be the 2002 Ligne Bretagne Yule pipe.


Shape 19 Bowl Height: 5 cm
Chamber Width: 1.7 cm
Notes: A large and fantasy-themed piece ideal for a graceful churchwarden (also known to be smoked by wandering wizards). Thicker walls than the other churchwarden stummels. This was an original idea for the 2002 Yule pipe but at the time it was voted out on the basis of some peculiarities of the stem setup we'd chosen. It's likely to return as the 2003 Yule however....


Shape 20 Bowl Height: 4.3 cm
Chamber Width: 1.7 cm
Notes: Here we have the traditional clay pipe rendered in briar. The walls are (thankfully) thicker but it still offers lightness combined with a long shank design that will work with regular or churchwarden stems. This was another candidate for the 2002 Yule pipe.