drilling of a hawkbill

timothy thorpe · Post by **timothy thorpe** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:54 am

hi guys, another mistery to a new pipe maker! how is the air hole drilled for the hawkbill? thanks, tim

bscofield · Post by **bscofield** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:09 pm

(Unless your using a curved drill bit) in a straight line

Seriously. I think the drilling is the easy part (if you have a whole block), it's the shaping that appears (to me) to be tough.... giving it a nice curve while not bumping into the airway.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:55 am

Speaking of curved draught holes, how the heck is it done?
I have an Aldo Velani (see pic) where the draught hole curves at the bottom to meet the tobacco chamber.

The model is a "Titan", and it sure deserves the name. The tobacco chamber is 2 5/32" deep!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:47 am

There's a post here somewhere about curved drilling. Essentially, you use a bur on a flexible shaft. The shaft is encased in a maluable metal tube shaped in the curve that you ant to drill.

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:51 am

Hi Tim,

A hawkbill is drilled like any other bent. It's just backwards from what you're used to.

In other words, when you look at the block from the side, on a normal bent, the smoke hole line is usually above the mortise line. On a hawkbill, it's the opposite.

Rad

timothy thorpe · Post by **timothy thorpe** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:13 pm

[quote="RadDavis"]Hi Tim,

A hawkbill is drilled like any other bent. It's just backwards from what you're used to.

In other words, when you look at the block from the side, on a normal bent, the smoke hole line is usually above the mortise line. On a hawkbill, it's the opposite.

Rad[/quott
thanks rad, that makes sense!! this is something i will not try for a while!! just curious. tim