Don't let the small size fool you - it can easily accommodate 3 Bull's Eye Flake coins. It smokes awesome and the draw is perfect.
First Smoke In My Handmade Meerschaum Bent Dublin
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Let's see what he says, but I doubt it. Last I head there is a law against exporting uncarved meerschaum from Turkey.
Last I heard he found a few NOS blocks on a clearance sale.Let's see what he says, but I doubt it. Last I head there is a law against exporting uncarved meerschaum from Turkey.
Excellent stuff once again @shikano53
I've seen drilled, but uncarved, blocks for sale on Ebay.Let's see what he says, but I doubt it. Last I head there is a law against exporting uncarved meerschaum from Turkey.
Nice! Is there a disparity in size between the bit and stummel, or is that a photographic artifact?
That raises the question about what Turkey considers uncarved. The thing that jumps out to me is the lack of the term unfinished. Though talking about laws in your own country that are written in a variation of your own native language devolves quickly into a game of telephone, and then multiple that by Turkey and in Turkish. And the intent of the law is probably focused more on keeping other countries out of the professional meer carving game.Let's see what he says, but I doubt it. Last I head there is a law against exporting uncarved meerschaum from Turkey.
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I was fortunate to find 4 blocks of Meerschaum at a reasonable price. I've never worked with Meerschaum before but this was a lot of fun and I learned a lot of facts and lessons about working with Meerschaum along the way. First, a little bit of history about these particular blocks that I was...
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Shikano53 did 2 cutty pipes for me. One in meerschaum that was @weezell's Xmas present last year which according to the Weeze is a brilliant pipe. He also did a gorgeous wooden 'cutty' with a silver band that was a gift for another dear friend of mine on this forum. The man is a very clever and talented pipe maker and he even rebuilt a road smash meerschaum 'cutty' we gave him as a patten.
If I remember correctly.... some time back I read that years ago the Turks were exporting their raw meerschaum, mainly to Germany, where it was carved into pipes. The Turks came to realize that the Germans were making more money from their meerschaum than they were so they made a law that the meerschaum had to be in a finished form before it could be exported. Hence, the beginning of the Turkish pipe industry. Maybe they have relaxed that law?
whn knows.0it is so easy to spread misinformation by accident on a thing like this. i was also told that the raw material isn't worth mining unless you can carve it and that it is the skill and time carving the pipe that makes the money. no real need for a law. but all we know for sure is what we can buy not 100% why it is that way. oh and that the name of the carver ballons the price more so then the mass of the material.If I remember correctly.... some time back I read that years ago the Turks were exporting their raw meerschaum, mainly to Germany, where it was carved into pipes. The Turks came to realize that the Germans were making more money from their meerschaum than they were so they made a law that the meerschaum had to be in a finished form before it could be exported. Hence, the beginning of the Turkish pipe industry. Maybe they have relaxed that law?
Yes, there is a law about exporting raw meerschaum blocks. The Turks way around this absurd law is to offer a quote 'Meerschaum' pipe. It shows an um-carved block of Meerschaum with a cheap stem poking out of it thus it gets through the law loop hole by implying it is an actual pipe. Here are a few links. It's not. It's a block of Meerschaum with a stem sticking out of it.Let's see what he says, but I doubt it. Last I head there is a law against exporting uncarved meerschaum from Turkey.
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That first one linked is still better than I’d doYes, there is a law about exporting raw meerschaum blocks. The Turks way around this absurd law is to offer a quote 'Meerschaum' pipe. It shows an um-carved block of Meerschaum with a cheap stem poking out of it thus it gets through the law loop hole by implying it is an actual pipe. Here are a few links. It's not. It's a block of Meerschaum with a stem sticking out of it.
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seems like that law would work to keep another country from successfully having a meerschaum production. But still let this happen. Or at least that is my take on. But thanks for the info that's pretty cool to know.Yes, there is a law about exporting raw meerschaum blocks. The Turks way around this absurd law is to offer a quote 'Meerschaum' pipe. It shows an um-carved block of Meerschaum with a cheap stem poking out of it thus it gets through the law loop hole by implying it is an actual pipe. Here are a few links. It's not. It's a block of Meerschaum with a stem sticking out of it.
Don't ever call me a liar again asshole. I don't lie. Period. Never.
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