The magic of amortization: a month in and your capital expenditure plus operating costs are probably sub $1.25 a bowl.
Altinay & Altinok Expensive For Meerschaum?
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The magic of amortization: a month in and your capital expenditure plus operating costs are probably sub $1.25 a bowl.
I was also looking in the past before at Tekin.
Oh SMS I just remembered.
For a while I was really considering getting a Meerschaum from Fehmi Yavuz.
Speaking of Fehmi Yavuz, I just noticed him, and several other carvers are no longer listed on Altinok. Altinok’s Master Carvers list use to have around 6-7 carvers, now there are only 3 hmm ?
Oh SMS I just remembered.
For a while I was really considering getting a Meerschaum from Fehmi Yavuz.
Speaking of Fehmi Yavuz, I just noticed him, and several other carvers are no longer listed on Altinok. Altinok’s Master Carvers list use to have around 6-7 carvers, now there are only 3 hmm ?
So far I've been reasonably impressed with Kenan, IMP, AKB, the Emin Brothers, SRV, and currently have a Sadik Yanik on its way from his workshop.
Why do I get the feeling this thread is going to cost me some money?
What are you talking about, I've been eyeballing Yaniks since I started replying to this thread! ?
Here’s Fehmi Yavuz’s website.
www.fyavuzmeerschaumpipes.com
Here’s Tekin’s website.
tekinmeerschaum.com
Sadik Yanik
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@chasingembers where are you buying the Yanik from?
FYAVUZ Meerschaum Pipes
100% Block Top Grade Meerschaum Stone From Direct Meerschaum Miner to Our Customers
www.fyavuzmeerschaumpipes.com
Here’s Tekin’s website.
Tekin Meerschaum Pipes
tekinmeerschaum.com
Sadik Yanik
Sadik Yanik - Pipedia
@chasingembers where are you buying the Yanik from?
Yes, it is the carbon fiber insert that raises the price on that model. It is not average for Altinay...it is sort of a specialty model (for lack of a better term). They seldom have one of those for sale on the site. Their prices on the standard models are quite reasonable for the quality, imo.
$390 is in the upper tier I have one from Altinay that was around $220, it smokes good.
Directly from the carver.Here’s Fehmi Yavuz’s website.
FYAVUZ Meerschaum Pipes
100% Block Top Grade Meerschaum Stone From Direct Meerschaum Miner to Our Customers
Here’s Tekin’s website.
Tekin Meerschaum Pipes
Sadik Yanik
Sadik Yanik - Pipedia
@chasingembers where are you buying the Yanik from?
What website?
@shanez Black Sails came to mind when I saw that pipe... ?
Black Sails (TV series) - Wikipedia
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I found his website, @chasingembers is this where you purchased from?
www.hsyanik.com
His EBay link is on this site too...
Thanks
YanikMeerschaum | Handmade Meerschaum Smoking Pipes
Yanik Meerschaum crafts museum‑grade, hand‑carved Turkish smoking pipes using the finest natural meerschaum and real gourd calabash bowls. Each S.Yanik pipe delivers an exceptionally cool, dry, and flavorful smoke and develops a rich amber patina over time. Whether you’re a seasoned collector or...
www.hsyanik.com
His EBay link is on this site too...
Thanks
Yanik sells directly through his own website, eBay, and facebook.What website?
@shanez Black Sails came to mind when I saw that pipe... ?
Black Sails (TV series) - Wikipedia
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I'm not sure about if I would be willing to pay that price, but I would highly recommend Saïd Altinay's pipes. I really like mine, smoking capabilities are great and I find the stem comfortable coming from plastic stemmed Cobs. So if your going to dump that kind of money to a pipe, I think you should consider it.
stop messing around and get a Baki,simply the best
I hear you about funky and nasty, but to tell you about this from my experience, I probably didn't do the alcohol/bristle cleaner/cleaning for the last five years of my smoking, with never a sour even though I largely smoked the same pipes.
Rusty, from the Christian Pipe Smokers board, said that when he does deep cleaning, he loses flavor, such that his plan was to smoke his pipes until they closed up.
The Dunhill of meerschaum. ? Considering you mainly order them from Ali Express you may get it in a few years and a few pieces.stop messing around and get a Baki,simply the best
I've never done that to any of my newly purchased pipes, only to sanitize estates.