What Would Your "Dream Blast" Sandblasted Pipe Look Like?
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peck, some awesome looking blasts on those pipes.
chris, love that pipe, definitely one of Rad's best blasts.
bigvan, great looking pipe, very nice shape and the grain does follow that shape very well.
chris, love that pipe, definitely one of Rad's best blasts.
bigvan, great looking pipe, very nice shape and the grain does follow that shape very well.
It isn't your typical blast. But it is a pipe that was first blasted and then finished further. It is the GBD Granatan. Reminds me of lava flow.
THIS IS A KILLER WICKED THREAD!
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The Ruthenberg is just incredible,
it really appeals to me.
I wish more makers would do a rusticate first then blast finish,
so gnar gnar gnarly and craggadelic!
At this point I've come to appreciate all different sorts of blasts,
there's a pretty broad range and unending possibilities.
Here's a few more pix from my modest collection...
honeycomb Dunhill
wavy Ashton
Savory's
old BBB
Ryan Alden
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The Ruthenberg is just incredible,
it really appeals to me.
I wish more makers would do a rusticate first then blast finish,
so gnar gnar gnarly and craggadelic!
At this point I've come to appreciate all different sorts of blasts,
there's a pretty broad range and unending possibilities.
Here's a few more pix from my modest collection...
honeycomb Dunhill
wavy Ashton
Savory's
old BBB
Ryan Alden
Many of the artisans have taken sandblasting to an almost art form. As far as production pipes my personal favorite is the Chinook line by Brigham, I just wished they did a few more shapes.
Probably one of the coolest collection of blasts I've ever seen. For me Conoys Suede blast or sand carving is the epitome of American talent in the arena of sandblasts. Ideally a nice piece of ring grained briar carefully treated with the sandblaster is a work of art IMHO.
Tim - those are nice Charatans, good on you for the gifting too!
Charatan could put out a mean blast, and I love how most of them were tan,
they did the classic ring grain like yours, but also examples of brutal crag.
I tend to get all nerdy and desire a typology classification system,
like a field guide to sandblasts...
...ring grain we all know,
but beyond that what else?
spiderweb
craggy
honeycomb
What is the term for a crosscut blast?
Is that the one that makes mostly vertical rings with honeycomb sides?
What could be a term for the trademark Bruce Weaver technique,
tiled?
shingled?
stacked?
DocWatson said:
...me too, or at least I prefer them, but it's still difficult for me to turn down a beautiful ring blast --- it's just that nowadays the wood is so good and people know what they're doing that it becomes a bit too predictable, dare I say boring? No. I shan't. A good ring grain lights my fire --- but back in the old days when it was more random and chaotic definitely provides a special sort of magic.
A lot of those chaotic blasts are still being made,
Michael Parks is a master of doing them like that, seemingly on command, and that ain't no easy trick I'd reckon or everybody would be blasting to that intense degree aesthetic awe --- and that's only one trick in his vast bag, I'd call him the king and my dreamblast would be etched by his hands.
I do actually own a dreamblast,
the Ryan Alden pictured above.
It defies words and I cannot convey the tactile experience and visual pleasure,
it has quickly become my favorite pipe --- the fact that it smokes like a champ is just icing onna very creamy cake
of utter delight and complete satisfaction.
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I would not know how to describe the style of blast except to say
spiky cragg'd ring grain
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Charatan could put out a mean blast, and I love how most of them were tan,
they did the classic ring grain like yours, but also examples of brutal crag.
I tend to get all nerdy and desire a typology classification system,
like a field guide to sandblasts...
...ring grain we all know,
but beyond that what else?
spiderweb
craggy
honeycomb
What is the term for a crosscut blast?
Is that the one that makes mostly vertical rings with honeycomb sides?
What could be a term for the trademark Bruce Weaver technique,
tiled?
shingled?
stacked?
DocWatson said:
...me too, or at least I prefer them, but it's still difficult for me to turn down a beautiful ring blast --- it's just that nowadays the wood is so good and people know what they're doing that it becomes a bit too predictable, dare I say boring? No. I shan't. A good ring grain lights my fire --- but back in the old days when it was more random and chaotic definitely provides a special sort of magic.
A lot of those chaotic blasts are still being made,
Michael Parks is a master of doing them like that, seemingly on command, and that ain't no easy trick I'd reckon or everybody would be blasting to that intense degree aesthetic awe --- and that's only one trick in his vast bag, I'd call him the king and my dreamblast would be etched by his hands.
I do actually own a dreamblast,
the Ryan Alden pictured above.
It defies words and I cannot convey the tactile experience and visual pleasure,
it has quickly become my favorite pipe --- the fact that it smokes like a champ is just icing onna very creamy cake
of utter delight and complete satisfaction.
:!:
I would not know how to describe the style of blast except to say
spiky cragg'd ring grain
:
:
Dream blasts, or favourite blasts? Fortunately, I have some pipes which fall into both camps.
Thanks, Troy, for making this posts one of your necro-bumps today. Love this thread!
Ryan Alden Canadian
Sasieni Patent 4 Dot Canadian
Rad Davis Rhodesian
LJ Peretti Canadian
-- Pat
Thanks, Troy, for making this posts one of your necro-bumps today. Love this thread!
Ryan Alden Canadian
Sasieni Patent 4 Dot Canadian
Rad Davis Rhodesian
LJ Peretti Canadian
-- Pat
While I love traditional blast in every sense, Walt Connoy's "suede" blast makes me stare in disbelief. Its so unique and beautiful. I don't even care what the shape of pipe, as long as it has that blast.
I can aspire for now.
I can aspire for now.
Pat,
love 'em, thanks for sharing.
The Alden Canadian is amazing!
Dammit, I need to get me a Ruff Root.
The Rad is totally rad!
The LJ Peretti reminds me of another taxonomical blast category, I have a Hardcastle that's strikingly similar to yours with the tight undulating lines that resemble a topographical map --- I've read that patterns like that are from wood that was cut close to the trunk part of the root ball...I've also seen it described by R.D. Field as "branch wood"...
love 'em, thanks for sharing.
The Alden Canadian is amazing!
Dammit, I need to get me a Ruff Root.
The Rad is totally rad!
The LJ Peretti reminds me of another taxonomical blast category, I have a Hardcastle that's strikingly similar to yours with the tight undulating lines that resemble a topographical map --- I've read that patterns like that are from wood that was cut close to the trunk part of the root ball...I've also seen it described by R.D. Field as "branch wood"...
I agree Voorhees,
and I also aspire.
We need some images since it's been mentioned more than once,
in my opinion one of the great innovations in the sandblasting arts.
and I also aspire.
We need some images since it's been mentioned more than once,
in my opinion one of the great innovations in the sandblasting arts.
Troy, the similarities between that Hardcastle and my Peretti are interesting to me. I've had a couple of knowledgeable folks suggest to me that it might be an old Dunhill Shell that was seconded due to the couple of big pits on the left side of the bowl. Given the Dunhill/Hardcastle connection, a Hardcastle heritage might be more realistic.
That being said, this is purely speculation. Regardless, I love the deep and 'watery' lines on the right side of this pipe, and it is a lovely pipe to hold.
-- Pat
That being said, this is purely speculation. Regardless, I love the deep and 'watery' lines on the right side of this pipe, and it is a lovely pipe to hold.
-- Pat
Pat - the pic above I used is an Ashton from the R.D. Field collection,
in the caption he talks about the "branch wood" so it was an easy example for me to find...
...I didn't have any pix of the HC so I shot a couple of quickies,
it's also a Canadian, but like many "lesser brands" a large portion of the shank is rusticated (rather poorly I might add) instead of blasted proper --- Dunhill always blasted the full shank like on your pipe so I'd stick with that heritage --- it's a damn fine good looker too!
Here's the Hardcastle...
in the caption he talks about the "branch wood" so it was an easy example for me to find...
...I didn't have any pix of the HC so I shot a couple of quickies,
it's also a Canadian, but like many "lesser brands" a large portion of the shank is rusticated (rather poorly I might add) instead of blasted proper --- Dunhill always blasted the full shank like on your pipe so I'd stick with that heritage --- it's a damn fine good looker too!
Here's the Hardcastle...
For me Walt Cannoy wins in the sandblast arena. I just get lost looking at his blasting patterns and style.
In the same family as the suede blast...
The famous Wallenstein Driftwood,
which is the first pipes I saw with this sort of extraordinary finish,
amazing stuff!
Tarok Briar (Christian Wolfsteiner) does it too...
Here's something from Chris Askwith...
Reiner Thilo does an incredible finish called Desertcrust...
...but then I see Kashmir's Michael Parks pipe again,
and I'm like jawdropt
wow
8O
The famous Wallenstein Driftwood,
which is the first pipes I saw with this sort of extraordinary finish,
amazing stuff!
Tarok Briar (Christian Wolfsteiner) does it too...
Here's something from Chris Askwith...
Reiner Thilo does an incredible finish called Desertcrust...
...but then I see Kashmir's Michael Parks pipe again,
and I'm like jawdropt
wow
8O
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