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psssssst...

(you didn't hear it from me):

cavalier

George, It's no secret that you can post some goofy stuff!

This is what I've been waiting to hear! Time to start scheming!

Great...

I was hoping it was going to be something else.

Awesome. Except now I can't make that super cool one I have in my notebook until next year.....

Hmmmm....not a big fan of the shape. We will see.

wdteipen wrote:Hmmmm....not a big fan of the shape. We will see.

It's NOT a shape. That's the point.


https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sit ... 58&bih=963

What am I missing here? I know what we're talking about...just not what it's for. (story of my life.)

George is the Official Spokesperson of the Greater Kansas City Pipe Show North American Pipe Carvers Contest, and this is an official announcement that the 2015 shape will be the Cavalier.... If it isn't, then we can all sue him at this point, since it is official.

Alden wrote:and this is an official announcement that the 2015 shape will be the Cavalier...

Nay, nay... I'm being sneaky and just leaking the info. The USDA-certified official announcement will come from Quinton Wells.

LatakiaLover wrote:

wdteipen wrote:Hmmmm....not a big fan of the shape. We will see.

It's NOT a shape. That's the point.


https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sit ... 58&bih=963

I did the same image search already and it IS a shape. It just has a lot of variants and room for interpretation. I suppose 'concept' is a better word than 'shape.' Should make for a very interesting competition.

It isn't a shape. its any pipe with one specific requirement. It could have a square bowl and churchwarden stem made out of licorice.

Solomon_pipes wrote:It isn't a shape. its any pipe with one specific requirement. It could have a square bowl and churchwarden stem made out of licorice.

Licorice! Yum!

Do I win if I made the pipe even before the top secret leak?

Time to get to work! Got a great idea....just have to figure out how to make it happen

Well this will be interesting, and definitely a challenge! The possibilities for design are almost limitless. I can't wait to see what kind of mechanical contraption Nate will come up with
I have a few ideas. Good? Probably not so much Good luck too all!

PS ---

Don't forget that a cavalier is functional as well as stylistic. The airway always goes through to the "tail", and the end cap must be removable. (How the tobacco chamber is connected to the shank/tail airway doesn't matter)

Mine is not... shoot. I'll get it right next time.

Have fun with the contest pipes everyone!

W.Pastuch wrote:Mine is not... shoot. I'll get it right next time.

Have fun with the contest pipes everyone!

Move to North America, then you can join the contest!!!

Yeah Wayne, I can see what you mean, the cavalier is a shape when it comes to pipe factory shape charts. However, in regards to the contest, the cavalier is an engineering system, not a specific shape- which is why I think it's a great contest choice.