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  1. grubscrew

    More Meerschaum P.A.D.

    Wow that Hawkbill is a doosie! Nice find.
  2. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    Morning all, Just a follow up as my Meerschaum adventures continue. I've noticed that the oils and tars etc seem to build up quicker and travel more into the stem on this Carey's pipe. After three bowls the third of which was so sour the pipe was emptied and laid up for a clean and boy did it...
  3. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    Well for starters it's unsmokeable without covering up those magic inch slots you're just drawing fresh air through them into the stem. Which is why the softy bit is on there to cover them. Since I've only seen the papyrus sleeves for sale direct from E A Carey and I only own this one magic inch...
  4. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    Quick mention if you're into youtube canerodpiper has some video up of the NY pipe show from this weekend of the IMP stand there loaded down with rather fetching meerschaums about 9 minutes into the video
  5. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    Ah, the white goddess. Excellent turn of phrase :lol: OK for those in the cheap seats like myself at the mo...I have ordered a MM cob, Double filled job with 6 mm filter...If I'm honest though can't see the filter ever going in it...but who knows, maybe? A block meerschaum bowl for my...
  6. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    Strange. I've always seen it as a bit of an ugly beast, but since I now know it smokes well, I'm looking at it with different eyes and beginning to see its charm. Functionally practical though it may be. It has always surprised me how eventually we are drawn to pipes and their shapes we...
  7. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    Hello all, Thanks for the warm welcome and interest in my ramble and your advice. Cortez that imp is stunning on the first page you linked me to, right up my street, thanks! enjoying the meerschaummarket web page as we speak. Joe after reading a bit i guess this Carey of mine is pressed...
  8. grubscrew

    After 18years My First Meerchaum. A Revelation.

    First of all Hi everyone this is my first post. Hope I'm doing it right. Ok tiny ramble to get out the way. Smoked my first meerschaum today and it was fantastic. Been pipe smoking on and off for 18 years or so and about 10 years ago bought a meerschaum magic inch by accident/bad listing on...