A more rounded style of bent Billiard, Ropp's "J08" resembles a bent Egg with its supple bowl and slight taper toward the rim. While the transition poises the bowl upright, the shank arrow straight out back, the stem is lent a subtle Prince-like bend, balancing out the form when clenched and giving the bowl the appearance of a forward cant. It all combines for a softer profile than the classically firm-lined, English and French takes on the form