I Made a Hawkbill

[RadDavis]

This is my second attempt at a Hawkbill. I made the first one going by Bill Burney's shape chart on ASP which says it has a circular shank. Mark Tinsky quickly informed me that the shank should be oval. So this is my first "official" Hawkbill! I'm very pleased with the way it came out.




If you are interested, there are a few more pics here:

http://raddavispipes.com/sold.htm

It was made from Grecian briar and has a green cumberland stem.

Rad

[Heinz_D]

Absolutly amazing, Rad! Very, very good. I've no more words to describe my feelings, but in my eyes this is one of the best looking pipes I've seen since a long time. Congrats!

[RadDavis]

WOW!

Thank you Heinz, for the kind words!

Rad

[Tano]

Awsome pipe rad.
Must have been very challenging to drill the shank. Did you drill first and shape later, or vise versa?

[sethile]

Wow, that's a beautiful pipe, Rad!

I love the deep blasts your getting, and it's especially effective with the naturual finish. The last one was great too. I gathered that was partially arrtibuted to the Mimmo effect. This one is nearly as striking in terms of depth and texture. Seems like your pulling great blasts out of a variety of briar. What media are you using?

I love the shape of this hawkbill, and especially the shank. Really nice work!

[RadDavis]

Thanks, guys!

Tano,

I drill first and then shape.

Scott,

I use glass beads to blast.

Rad

[sethile]

Scott,

I use glass beads to blast.

It's sure working great, Rad.. I'm stuck with the media in the cabinet at school. I think it's a real pure form of aluminum oxide (very fine white powder). It might also be baking soda. What ever it is, it works ok, but I'm sure not getting the depth and definition you are.

[Nick]

Simply an awesome blast bud! The pipe aint to bad either. LOL! Kickass all the way 'round.