I Hit a Pretty Nice Ring Grain!

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:09 pm

Hi Guys,

I hit a prety nice ring grain while blasting away this week. It is in my gallery:

http://www.pipemakersforum.com/modules. ... php&page=2

Please let me know what you think.

Rad

carthagena · Post by **carthagena** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:43 pm

Rad,

This pipe is wonderful. I like the ring grain and the way you made the sandblast with the unfinished top of the stummel.
That's a great job and you're becoming a great blaster !
I am very pleased with your work : your shapes and finitions

Best
David Enrique

MikeStanley · Post by **MikeStanley** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:05 pm

Saying "Pretty nice ringrain" is like saying a Ferarri is "pretty fast". Thats as nice as I've seen Rad!
Mike Stanley

sethile · Post by **sethile** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:36 pm

Wow, I'll say you hit some pretty nice grain, beautiful! I love the shape and color too! The stain color match with your stem is fantastic! Man, I really like this one Rad!

Ok, I've just got to get a blasting rig, but it will have wait till right after the lathe I've got to get!

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:09 pm

Thanks Guys!!

David: Are you the guy who defended me on the French Google Group when one of them said I was using heavy varnish to finish my pipes?

If so, Thank you!

Rad

LexKY_Pipe · Post by **LexKY_Pipe** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:34 pm

I'm not looking any more. Just get envious. Isn't that one of the seven deadly sins?

marks · Post by **marks** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:16 am

That is a very nice blast Rad. Someone is going to be happy with that pipe.

carthagena · Post by **carthagena** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:28 am

RadDavis wrote: David: Are you the guy who defended me on the French Google Group when one of them said I was using heavy varnish to finish my pipes?

Hi Rad,

Yes, that's me

As I appreciate your work very much, I couldn't let people tell wrong informations about your pipes

Best regards
David Enrique

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:10 am

Hi David,

Erwin Van Hove told me a couple of weeks ago that my pipes were being discussed on the French Google group and that one of the members had said that I used varnish as a finish.

He said that a friend of his from Saint-Claude had set them straight, so when I saw here that you are from Saint-Claude, I guessed it might be you!

Thanks again for doing that, and also for the kind words about my pipes!

Rad

josh_ford · Post by **josh_ford** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:11 am

Great work Rad,

You set the bar high for us newbies.

Josh

achduliebe · Post by **achduliebe** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:02 pm

WOW Rad! Beautiful...I have come to expect nothing less from you. You are making some awesome pipes.

bluesmk · Post by **bluesmk** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:34 pm

Bravo !
Damn Rad....I'm jealous! Very nice indeed.
Dan
Gabrieli Pipes

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:30 pm

Very nice Rad! I had high hopes for a magnum egg that I blasted over the weekend, but it didn't turn out at well. Only one side had the level of detail that I wanted. It was still nice enough to leave unstained though.