I am definitely in the throes of RAD PAD

[cigrmaster]

So yesterday I am sitting with my lap top minding my own business when I get an email that Rad Davis has new pipes on his site. I take a gander and my eye goes right to a black Lovat with my perfect dimensions. I could not resist so I pulled the trigger. This one is 6 inches long with a bowl height of 2", inner chamber is 3/4 and bowl depth is 1 3/4. It is a large group 5 but it only weighs 46 grams.The inlay is spalted tamarind.

 

[garyovich]

Good for you Harris! That is gorgeous! Enjoy

 

[bigvan]

Wow! Another great blast from Rad and that rim is just stunning.
Nice one, Harris.

 

[tbradsim1]

Wow! Beautiful, classic, raw bowl too, don"t like the bowl coatings. Enjoy. The old cajun

 

[photoman13]

Love it! Maybe someone can answer this what is the difference between a lovat and a canadian?

 

[gnatjulio]

Wow, nice pipe Harris. Another winner for your collection. I checked his site and found that some of his pipes are almost in my range.........enjoy the smokes from that beauty.

 

[philobeddoe]

That's a beauty, the bowl looks huge.

 

[galeon]

Wow. That really is a beautiful blast with an amazing ring grain. I was on his site yesterday and he didn't have anything that tickled my fancy. Where do I get put on a mailing list for updates to his site? I've been wanting a Rad Davis ever since someone posted their recent Rad Davis PAD purchase a month or so ago. What's the price range on his blasts? He usually doesn't have many pipes up, so it's hard for me to gauge.

 

[lonestar]

Nice pipe ! There are addictions out there that are much worse than Rad Davis pipes. ::

 

[bigvan]

Photoman,
Lovat = round shank w/ saddle bit

Liverpool = round shank with taper bit

Lumberman = oval shank w/ saddle bit

Canadian = oval shank with taper bit

 

[cigrmaster]

Thanks guys for all the nice comments, I do appreciate them.
Adam, also for a pipe to be considered a Canadian, it has to be at least 7" long, from what I have heard.
Steve, if you go to his site you can sign up for his mailing list. He has 4 pipes for sale now and the prices range from 365-475 for the blasts on there now.

 

[cigrmaster]

roth, I think I heard the 7 inch thing from Brian on the radio show last week when he was discussing sizes. It would not surprise me that it is up to the maker.

 

[garyovich]

I don't recall exactly, I'll have to go back and listen, but I think I had several disagreements with things Brian said on that episode regarding Canadiens, Lumbermen et al.

 

[garyovich]

What Bigvan posted is what I have always thought to be true. Of course if I carve a pipe and say "I made this canadian" could anyone really argue regardless what it looks like?

 

[numbersix]

Black blasts are rapidly becoming a favorite of mine - that's a beauty cigrmaster— Congrats! :worship:

 

[photoman13]

Thanks for the info.

Sorry for jacking your thread Cigrmaster.

 

[cigrmaster]

6, thanks buddy.
Adam, no sweat, this place is like a cigar lounge, the conversations can and do go all over.
I always prefer a bare wood bowl, not a fan of pre carbed at all, but sometimes you don't have a choice. I am pretty sure though that all my future new pipes will come bare.

 

[gwtwdbss]

Wow! That is definitely some RAD PAD! Very nice choice!

 

[flmason]

Congratulations on your new Rad Davis pipe. I also enjoy his pipes and have some in my collection as well.

 

[cigrmaster]

flmason, I would love to see your Rad's sometime. Do you have pictures of them?