New Hawkbill Pipe by Phillip Rivara

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Apr 26, 2012
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Recently I had a Hawkbill pipe commissioned by pipe maker Phillip Rivara. Here are a few pictures of this beautiful pipe. Not the best pics but trust me she's a beauty, and a great smoker. You can check out his YT channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/fillips66





 
Dec 24, 2012
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I have always had trouble with this shape, but that certainly is a beautiful rendition of a hawkbill. Congrats.

 
Phil makes amazing pipes, I was lucky enough to get one of his at the cost of the shipping last year.
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mso489

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Feb 21, 2013
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That's an amazing piece of briar on that Hawkbill, and what depth in the finish. This is one of the most striking in that shape I've seen.

 
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Thanks for the nice comments guys.
@guyrox - its very comfortable in the hand and is well balanced to make for easy clinching.
@mso489 - Phil did an amazing job with this pipe, especially since this was his first go at the Hawkbill shape. He nailed it!
@peck - to me the Hawkbill shape is a love it or hate it shape. Some of them I don't care for at all; however the ones like this are beautiful pipes. Of course its all in the eye of the beholder.
@dave g - its been broke in with some Balkan Sobranie with Megadeth playing in the background. LOL

 

brass

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Enjoy your Hawkbill. I haven't seen one yet that grabbed me enough to pull the trigger but I suspect that I'll add one to the collection sometimes in the future.

 

sthbkr77

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Beautiful. The picture makes the chamber look somewhat smaller than average. Is that a trick of the lens? I've been keeping my eyes peeled for smaller chambered pipes specifically for flakes.

 

cortezattic

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Beautiful pipe! I love the shape and have several.

I'm not much of a clencher, so their lack of leverage isn't an issue for me.

I do think they smoke drier, but that may vary among different makers.

 
Apr 26, 2012
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@cortez - I've only smoked it twice so I can't say much in regards to "drier smoke" yet, but with a few more smokes I'll be able to determine that. As for clenching, I do like to clench from time to time and I'm able to clench this pipe just fine.

 
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