Finally A Translucent Meerschaum

[cshubhra]

I wanted a translucent meerschaum since I heard about it last year. They are not offered for sale often, and when they do they tend to get sold fast.

I was also looking for one final meerschaum in my collection with a generous bowl, classical form, open draw and lightweight. The following pipe from Altinay checks all the boxes. Fast shipping as well.

Now breaking it with Cornell & Diehl Eight State Burley

 

[lightmybriar]

Eight State in a meer has been my favorite smoke for weeks now. Great choice and beautiful pipe!

 

[Olkofri]

Why is it called translucent? Looks plenty opaque to me. ?

 

[cshubhra]

Eight State in a meer has been my favorite smoke for weeks now. Great choice and beautiful pipe!

Thank you!

 

[cshubhra]

Why is it called translucent? Looks plenty opaque to me. ?

On close examination with the naked eye it looks like curdled milk with veins which are translucent. Overall the material looks translucent although such a thick block eventually looks white.
The veins are generally colored much darker than the rest of the substrate producing very unique patterns (The last part of the info is of course from looking into well colored translucent pipes belonging to other members here - mine is still virgin)

 

[timt]

That is a fantastic looking pipe! I imagine it's going to color beautifully and smoke like a charm. Hope to see some coloring updates in the future.

 

[Waning Embers]

That's a good looking one. No outlandish shaping or unnecessary accents to distract from its natural beauty. ?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Amazing! I’ve wanted one ever since I saw the way they color. It’s incredible!

 

[Olkofri]

On close examination with the naked eye it looks like curdled milk with veins which are translucent. Overall the material looks translucent although such a thick block eventually looks white.
The veins are generally colored much darker than the rest of the substrate producing very unique patterns (The last part of the info is of course from looking into well colored translucent pipes belonging to other members here - mine is still virgin)

Gotcha. Thanks.

Yeah, I did a quick search and found a sample that looked veined, but not knowing, I assumed the translucency was something else.

EDIT: Yup, that one @alaskanpiper just posted whilst I typed is the one Startpage spat out.

 

[brian64]

Congrats...that's a really nice one!

On close examination with the naked eye it looks like curdled milk with veins which are translucent. Overall the material looks translucent although such a thick block eventually looks white.
The veins are generally colored much darker than the rest of the substrate producing very unique patterns (The last part of the info is of course from looking into well colored translucent pipes belonging to other members here - mine is still virgin)

Yes, all true. You can't really see the difference in a pic of a new meer, but even unsmoked if you have it in hand and compare to an ordinary block meer you can clearly see the difference...an underlying pattern just beneath the surface.

 

[kurtbob]

Congrats!! That is a very nice pipe sir!

 

[highwindows]

View attachment 146550View attachment 146551I wanted a translucent meerschaum since I heard about it last year. They are not offered for sale often, and when they do they tend to get sold fast.

I was also looking for one final meerschaum in my collection with a generous bowl, classical form, open draw and lightweight. The following pipe from Altinay checks all the boxes. Fast shipping as well.

Now breaking it with Cornell & Diehl Eight State Burley

Wow, I've had plenty of meers before but I had not heard of this. Now I want one!
Are they marketed as 'translucent meerschaum'? What are they called when buying?

 

[cshubhra]

That is a fantastic looking pipe! I imagine it's going to color beautifully and smoke like a charm. Hope to see some coloring updates in the future.

Thank you! Absolutely will post some coloring updates!

 

[cshubhra]

That's a good looking one. No outlandish shaping or unnecessary accents to distract from its natural beauty. ?

Exactly the logic I had when I was looking for the perfect Meerschaum ? Thank you

 

[cshubhra]

Amazing! I’ve wanted one ever since I saw the way they color. It’s incredible!

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Thank you! I am hoping mine would also color like this

 

[cshubhra]

Congrats...that's a really nice one!


Yes, all true. You can't really see the difference in a pic of a new meer, but even unsmoked if you have it in hand and compare to an ordinary block meer you can clearly see the difference...an underlying pattern just beneath the surface.

Thank you!

 

[cshubhra]

Congrats!! That is a very nice pipe sir!

Thank you!

 

[cshubhra]

Wow, I've had plenty of meers before but I had not heard of this. Now I want one!
Are they marketed as 'translucent meerschaum'? What are they called when buying?

Thank you! Altinay marks them as translucent - From what I heard the supply is very low and tend to sell out fast so you need to be browsing the website at the right time.

I am sure other carvers would work with this grade, but I have not seen marked as such. Other members who are interested in meerschaum may chime in.

This is my first Altinay but I am quite impressed, so if you can score a translucent meerschaum from his shop, you would be very impressed by the workmanship

 

[isaac]

Congrats. Can’t wait to see a series of posts on how it colors

 

[scloyd]

Very nice. Congrats