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'''Ball''': The ball shape, also referred to as a tomato, is described by the [[Author|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], is very similar to an author but with a spherical bowl and thinner shank. According to Mr. Burney the ball generally features a tapered stem with a 1/4 to 1/2 bent. | '''Ball''': The ball shape, also referred to as a tomato, is described by the [[Author|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], is very similar to an author but with a spherical bowl and thinner shank. According to Mr. Burney the ball generally features a tapered stem with a 1/4 to 1/2 bent. | ||
'''Bead''': Now generally represented by two straight lines around the bowl of a bulldog or rhodesian, a bead is one of only three shapes which can be produced on a lathe, along with a flat and a cove. A bead is a rounded projection from the wood, and in the case of pipes today most beads are cut as inset beads, in that the surrounding wood is level with the top of the bead. Older pipes occasionally featured intricately carved beads. Today, however, rather than cutting a true bead the projection is left flat and only signified by the lines around it. | |||
'''Bent Pipe''': A generic term used to refer to any pipe where the shank is not a straight horizontal line, regardless of the nature or amount of the shank bend. | '''Bent Pipe''': A generic term used to refer to any pipe where the shank is not a straight horizontal line, regardless of the nature or amount of the shank bend. | ||
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'''Bloom''': Also referred to as plume, bloom is a fine white powder which appears on well aged tobacco on occasion, and despite the tendency to confuse it with mold is actually a good sign that the leaf is maturing well. Bloom is caused by the crystallization of sugars on the surface of the tobacco leaf. | '''Bloom''': Also referred to as plume, bloom is a fine white powder which appears on well aged tobacco on occasion, and despite the tendency to confuse it with mold is actually a good sign that the leaf is maturing well. Bloom is caused by the crystallization of sugars on the surface of the tobacco leaf. | ||
'''Blowfish''': Per the [[Blowfish|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the blowfish is a pipe shape characterized by an asymmetrical flattened ball for a bowl, a bent stem blending into the body, and a combination of birdseye grain on the large panels and straight grain between. | |||
'''Brandy''': Also referred to as a bent brandy or brandyglass, a pipe shape which resembles the glassware for which it is named. According to the [[Brandy|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the pipe is characterized by a rounded base tapering up to a smaller rim, often in a 1/4 bent pipe. | '''Brandy''': Also referred to as a bent brandy or brandyglass, a pipe shape which resembles the glassware for which it is named. According to the [[Brandy|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the pipe is characterized by a rounded base tapering up to a smaller rim, often in a 1/4 bent pipe. | ||
'''Briar''': Actually a mistranslation of the French bruyère, briar among pipe smokers refers to the wood of the ''erica arborea'', a species of flowering plant in the heather family. After 30 to 60 years of growing time, the football sized plants are harvested, cooked, dried for several months, and further processed before they are made into pipes. | '''Briar''': Actually a mistranslation of the French bruyère, briar among pipe smokers refers to the wood of the ''erica arborea'', a species of flowering plant in the heather family. After 30 to 60 years of growing time, the football sized plants are harvested, cooked, dried for several months, and further processed before they are made into pipes. | ||
'''Bullcap''': According to the [[Bullcap|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the bullcap is a squat straight rhodesian with a large bowl diameter. | |||
'''Bulldog''': According to the [[Bulldog|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the classic bulldog has a tapered stem, diamond shank and slightly forward canted bowl shaped someone like two cones joined at the bases with the top cone cut off. The pipe is traditionally adorned with a bead around the bowl. | |||
'''Bullmoose''': According to the [[Bullcap|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], a bullmoose is a squat rhodesian with a very heavy 1/4 bent stem. | |||
'''Burley''': A tobacco of light-colored variety grown primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee, the bulk of burley tobacco produced in the United States is used for cigarette production. All burley today is of the white burley variety, and is often sweetened due to the low natural sugars present in the leaf. Most aromatics use a base of burley due to its ready ability to absorb flavors. While some claim burley does not age, it does improve with time. However, this takes time measured in the several decades at least. | '''Burley''': A tobacco of light-colored variety grown primarily in Kentucky and Tennessee, the bulk of burley tobacco produced in the United States is used for cigarette production. All burley today is of the white burley variety, and is often sweetened due to the low natural sugars present in the leaf. Most aromatics use a base of burley due to its ready ability to absorb flavors. While some claim burley does not age, it does improve with time. However, this takes time measured in the several decades at least. | ||