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The Meers wont Stop.
That is a nice pipe! Let's hope it smokes and colors as good as it looks (:- TheWhale13
- Post #67
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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Anyone Have Info On MKM Meerschaum? / New Smooth Rhodesian I’m Excited About.
Don't know about the maker, but it looks quite good, apart from the fake spigot.- TheWhale13
- Post #2
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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RIP Weezell Has Passed Away After a Long Illness
I'm very sorry. It's so sad seeing people leave this forum that way. My condolences.- TheWhale13
- Post #22
- Forum: General Discussion
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Can Constant Relights Cause Premature Bowl Charring?
I've only tried Saint James Flake once, but it was amazing. I just rubbed it out and left it to dry for an hour or so. It burned very slow, but just needed some relights.- TheWhale13
- Post #30
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Piber & Tobak Danish Pipe Makers Vol. 1 1978 - 1998
Thank you. That was a wonderful read.- TheWhale13
- Post #2
- Forum: General Discussion
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Finally A Translucent Meerschaum
Meerschaum Madness! How much weight can a meerschaum really acquire from coloring? If you ream it real good, it shouldn't have increased in weight more than a gram? There can't be that much tars and stuff that fits in the material?- TheWhale13
- Post #84
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Meers wont Stop.
"Dying art" and all, but $400 for non-artisan quality stemwork is absurd. If they learn to make real good stems (ebonite too) and stuff, then it can be fair, but that's not happening.- TheWhale13
- Post #39
- Forum: Pipe Talk
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***What Are You Smoking, December 2022?***
Building some cake with Mac Baren Navy Flake in an AKB meer.- TheWhale13
- Post #1,069
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
That would be cheating!- TheWhale13
- Post #21
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
I'm just hung up on the wording. I think that coloration is created by the tars and oils, but it is the condensation that carries it. The smoke itself can't color much, but the tars and stuff get condensed together with water, and that is allowed to seep into the meerschaum, and gravity locates...- TheWhale13
- Post #17
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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An Observation of the Coloring of Vintage Meerschaum
As long as it tastes ok I'll keep the plug going :)- TheWhale13
- Post #37
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
You could argue that both ways of thinking are in some ways correct. The condensation (steam, pipe juice, gurgle etc.) contain oils and tars, which then by gravity flows to the bottom of the bowl and shank. I don't think that just the smoke colors much of anything.- TheWhale13
- Post #15
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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An Observation of the Coloring of Vintage Meerschaum
I wonder why they even did it if it doesn't work? It may just be superstition, or the practice of putting some kind of button like thing in the bowl. But I don't think that it will be the best smoking experience possible, since a clean pipe tastes a bit better than a soggy one.- TheWhale13
- Post #35
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
There might still be something to learn by going against conventional wisdom. Maybe it is conventional wisdom because of learned mistakes, or just bullshit. Either way, you can learn something.- TheWhale13
- Post #13
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
The original post discussed the possibility of cake being beneficial for coloring. This might also prove or disprove if cake is harmful for a meerschaum. But this is mostly a fun project.- TheWhale13
- Post #4
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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An Observation of the Coloring of Vintage Meerschaum
I went ahead and started a new thread, so this one can be used as originally intended. You are very welcome to post your updates Embers if you want to. It was your idea after all, and you probably smoke a lot more per day than I do.- TheWhale13
- Post #26
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
This is how my AKB meerschaum is colored now at the start of the experiment. I've ran through about 100 or so bowls through it, give or take. It has just a bit of color at the shank, and starting to spread over the bowl. I'll try my best to remember how many bowls I will smoke. At my second bowl...- TheWhale13
- Post #2
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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The Great Meerschaum Cake Experiment
Chasing Embers brought up an interesting view about cake in meerschaum. So let's try an experiment: Is cake beneficial for a meerschaum? This is a most controversial topic, since it goes against the grain of every piece of advice given about meerschaums in a long time. So I will post my...- TheWhale13
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- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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An Observation of the Coloring of Vintage Meerschaum
Going hard at it too. I'll try the very appealing plug method too under this cake experiment. This is hard work (:- TheWhale13
- Post #19
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes
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An Observation of the Coloring of Vintage Meerschaum
This will be a fun experiment! Maybe not for the poor meers though!- TheWhale13
- Post #17
- Forum: Meerschaum Pipes