Clay for a Day…

[verporchting]

I’m down with clay for a smoke every now and again but probably not for a whole day, lol.

Got one Old German that’s quite decent, an absurdly long old churchwarden from the place (forget the name) that supposedly specializes in making reproductions (it doesn’t smoke particularly well) and a double walled porcelain thing that smokes very nicely. So, yeah, I could meet the challenge, but honestly my briars are way more interesting and my half dozen meers would get jealous.

 

[The Clay King]

I’m down with clay for a smoke every now and again but probably not for a whole day, lol.

Got one Old German that’s quite decent, an absurdly long old churchwarden from the place (forget the name) that supposedly specializes in making reproductions (it doesn’t smoke particularly well) and a double walled porcelain thing that smokes very nicely. So, yeah, I could meet the challenge, but honestly my briars are way more interesting and my half dozen meers would get jealous.

@verporchting @Ahi Ka Clays all the way for me!

 

[Ahi Ka]

This is my clay bro

Dutch Gouda Pipe

This pipe is an authentic reproduction of the clay pipe used by Dutch settlers in the Hudson Valley and New York. Buy it at Pipeshoppe.com

shop.pipeshoppe.com

 

[canucklehead]

This is my clay bro

Dutch Gouda Pipe

This pipe is an authentic reproduction of the clay pipe used by Dutch settlers in the Hudson Valley and New York. Buy it at Pipeshoppe.com

shop.pipeshoppe.com

This thread needs more pictures of "coloured" (dirty?) clays.

 

[Ahi Ka]

My weapon of choice

 

[UB 40]

This thread needs more pictures of "coloured" (dirty?) clays.

Like that?

 

[Ahi Ka]

 

[UB 40]

Unfortunately they are not mine. I’ve stolen the photo from Black & Silver – Steuler Tonpfeifen - https://www.steuler-tonpfeifen.de/produkt-kategorie/black-silver/

 

[aspiring_sage]

Some nitpicking on clay and sepiolite. From the geological point of view Clay and sepiolite are not to be equated with each other. They are totally different in respect to their properties.

Clay is a unique combination of the clay minerals kaolin, illite, chlorite, sepiolite, and smectite. It’s a heterogeneous mixture of those elements. It needs to be burned at high temperature to keep the hardness and shape like clay pipes, pottery… do.

And clays are much cheaper, I like mine,
View attachment 210061

Sepiolite is a mineral with a characteristic needle shaped crystal structure. “It is a rare mineral with the chemical composition Mg8[(OH)2| Si6O15]2· (4+8) H2O and thus chemically a water-containing magnesium silicate with additional hydroxide ions. According to its crystal structure, it belongs to the phyllosilicates.”

Where does one acquire such a fine smooth clay?

 

[canucklehead]

Smoked my Old German clay a couple times today.

 

[UB 40]

Where does one acquire such a fine smooth clay?

This time one I got from a private eBay seller. He sold his father pipes of the 50s and 60s and earlier. It’s a DeKroon Schoten, a Belgium pipemaker. It’s closed it’s factory down long time ago.

 

[condorlover1]

That’s right, they are. It’s notches on bedposts they cant stomach.
Not sure if it’d be the same for the wenches up @halfdans way. Dan, what’s the totty like in your town? Partial to a redcoat are they or is ‘action’ confined to battlefield reanactments?

I actually have pipe notches!

 

[The Clay King]

Smoked my Old German clay a couple times today.

View attachment 210970

@canucklehead Nice pipe! I love patterned clays!

 

[The Clay King]

I actually have pipe notches!

@condorlover1 I never clench my clays so it won't happen to me!

 

[The Clay King]

My weapon of choice

View attachment 210941

@Ahi Ka Nice pipe; it looks like it's a bit bigger than my Jamestown clay but smaller than my Pollock. Got the twist for my half in the 'smoke-off' today. If I slice my 25g rope into 25 equal sized slices that should give me a rough estimate; now all I need is somewhere out of the wind to get down to business! Ideally looking for a country pub with a smoking shelter or the 'old favourite' location of Cromford Mill churchyard once the wind has died down!
Should I use the Jamestown or one of my Pollock pipes???

 

[The Clay King]

You’re a true red coat bro. Smoking your clay to the end.

Also. You probably like smoking your clays more than me, and that’s something I admire and one reason I thought it would be fun to do a smoke off

@Ahi Ka Bought a 25g pouch of GH Black Irish X twist for the big clay pipe smoke-off. Now to find somewhere out of the wind - as this can make it hard to light and affect smoking times. No big clouds of clay pipe smoke though; this burns your baccy too fast and again affects smoking times. Smoke the twist too fast and I'd probably pass out!

 

[The Clay King]

My weapon of choice

View attachment 210941

@Ahi Ka That clay looks well smoked; have you been practicing for the England vs New Zealand clay pipe smoke off? Bought my twist ready; need to find somewhere out of the wind now!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

@Ahi Ka @halfdan

Not that I want to delay the much anticipated smoke off, but shouldn't you both be using identical pipes and matching blends of tobacco (and weight)?

Can this be done on a Zoom meeting where everyone can watch the two of you live?

 

[Ahi Ka]

@Ahi Ka @halfdan

Not that I want to delay the much anticipated smoke off, but shouldn't you both be using identical pipes and matching blends of tobacco (and weight)?

Can this be done on a Zoom meeting where everyone can watch the two of you live?

Yes. But the again nothing else about this thread makes sense.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Dan let me know how much of your 1g slice fits into both of your clays.

I thought we were going brown twist but no worries, I’ll dig some black Irish out