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Poker / Cherrywood / Gavel Index Spanish English

The Poker is a straight pipe with a cylindrical, flat-bottomed bowl designed so that the shape will stand on its own. The Cherrywood is a bent Poker. Both styles have approximately the same dimensions as a Billiard and both are free-standing (though the Cherrywood, in some cases, may not stand when the bowl is empty). A third variety is the Gavel, which is a Poker with the shank joining the bowl at about the middle, so that it resembles a gavel.

The Poker name comes from the idea of being able to set the pipe down to deal cards. The origins of the name Cherrywood are unknown, however it may refer to inexpensive basket pipes that were once made of cherrywood as an alternative to corncob pipes.

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Notes A Cherrywood is not necessarily made from cherry wood. It is the name of the style. The bottom of the Cherrywood is cut at an angle for reasons of balance. Both styles have bowls that are more cylindrical than that of a Billiard.

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Pictures
	A Stanwell Brass Band Smooth Cherrywood (picture courtesy of Cup O'Joes).

References

• Billiard
• Duke
• Don