What Shape

[hlp808]

yup, that's right, during the preshow.

[KurtHuhn]

Kurt,

I can't remeber who told me this, but I know it was from a well known pipemaker. I didn't realize it untill the pipemaker had mention it at the Chicago Show last May.

He said, sometime the bowl may look like its tilted towards the shank if it's at 90 degrees. he said that's one of the reason why he cants the bowl a little. When I came back from the show, I took a look a one of billiards I had made and saw axactly what he was talking about.

That's awsome, Jaden. I actually took Mark's advice and made a billiard with a canted bowl - I liked it *way* better than leaving it at 90 degrees. Looks more...finished that way. Now I make them all with a slight cant. These:
http://www.cupojoes.com/cgi-bin/dept?dp ... &tier2=219
at Cup O Joes have that cant, and I think they're much, much nicer than my previous work.

[magruder]

Kurt, That "Cityman #5" billiard does have a very nice shape. Nice work.
-Steve