Coloring Progress Over Time/No of Bowls in one Meerschaum Pipe

[didimauw]

First of all thank you for posting this progress, interesting to see. It almost tickles my fancy to do a @didimauw smoking 1 meer the whole year. Although not as challenging as smoking 1 cheap basket pipe, let's see how much color I can get on it. It won't be much smokes, if pushing it maybe 500.

My rusticated meer also isn't coloring that much compared to how my smooth meer does, the smooth meers shank began coloring quite quick (I think now 100 smokes in or so) where my rusticated one is only coloring beige after not as many bowls where you could see more coloration on the smooth meer. But not complaining, I've smoked my Meers a few times the past week and it really worked for me, if I would smoke 1 pipe it would be a meer for sure.

Yes sadly I failed with my meer year. Thinking about trying it again soon though! I advise everyone to do it! Especially cause I love how meers color!

And it's funny, my carved meer I attempted the year with colors much faster than my smooths. I thought it would be the opposite.

 

[DanWil84]

Yes sadly I failed with my meer year. Thinking about trying it again soon though! I advise everyone to do it! Especially cause I love how meers color!

And it's funny, my carved meer I attempted the year with colors much faster than my smooths. I thought it would be the opposite.

The more I think about it the more I want to do it .

 

[didimauw]

The more I think about it the more I want to do it .

It really is fun! My life at the time was screwed up and I caved.

Just watching them change is fascinating. Every one is different. Just gotta start with a brand new one, with lots of pictures!
If my new commission arrives this week, I'll determine if I'll try it again.

 

[Chasing Embers]

my carved meer I attempted the year with colors much faster than my smooths

That's been my experience as well.

 

[DanWil84]

If you won't do it @didimauw I consider doing it.

Maybe the density of the material is a factor in how it colors.

 

[didimauw]

If you won't do it @didimauw I consider doing it.

Maybe the density of the material is a factor in how it colors.

We can both do it! Hahahaha

 

[didimauw]

Ok now back to the thread! Sorry for the derail!

 

[cshubhra]

Ok now back to the thread! Sorry for the derail!

No worries I am known to derail my own threads .

Since we were discussing how a meerschaum colors when it does not have a shank. This is latest photo of the Falcon.

It is extremely difficult to get true color under LED. I have tried to edit it to look as close as possible to reality.

 

[didimauw]

No worries I am known to derail my own threads .

Since we were discussing how a meerschaum colors when it does not have a shank. This is latest photo of the Falcon.

It is extremely difficult to get true color under LED. I have tried to edit it to look as close as possible to reality.

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Do you have before pics?

 

[cshubhra]

Do you have before pics?

This is the oldest I have. It was Virgin white

 

[Dyakoff]

I have written on here before about how the Victorians used to put a silver Six Pence coin drilled with a few holes into the bottom of a meerschaum pipe.

I am actually eager to try this method on one of my new meerschaums coming my way.
Even got myself a 1922 silver sixpence for this reason. Just need to find someone to drill it first

 

[Chasing Embers]

I am actually eager to try this method on one of my new meerschaums coming my way.
Even got myself a 1922 silver sixpence for this reason. Just need to find someone to drill it first

You can get sterling silver washers that will fit.

 

[didimauw]

You can get sterling silver washers that will fit.

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These coins and washers are for what now???

 

[Chasing Embers]

These coins and washers are for what now???

Retaining moisture beneath them to aid in coloring. Metal buttons have also been used.

 

[Dyakoff]

You can get sterling silver washers that will fit.

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Ain’t this hole too big?
I think a sixpence would be way cheaper thou

 

[Chasing Embers]

Ain’t this hole too big

Not at all. You don't want a hole so small that it restricts the draw.


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[paulfg]

Not at all. You don't want a hole so small that it restricts the draw.


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I agree I bought an old meer that had a washer in the bottom,it appeared to be colouring well.
i tried the coin method and found I had to keep removing the coin after every smoke as the holes would get bunged up with ash/tobacco.
The washewr had to be dug out of the cake built up above it.

 

[Dyakoff]

Not at all. You don't want a hole so small that it restricts the draw.


IMP

Is it better to have one larger hole in the middle or 4 smaller holes like on a button?

With colouring bowls they say the meerschaum has to be new for it to work. Is it the same with coins?

 

[Chasing Embers]

With colouring bowls

Coloring bowls are a scam. They rob your pipe of the heat and oils that it needs to color.

Is it better to have one larger hole in the middle or 4 smaller holes like on a button

It doesn't matter. The coin just acts as a condenser to concentrate and trap moisture at the bottom of the chamber to aid the meer's absorption.

 

[isaac]

You can get sterling silver washers that will fit.

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Do you have a link for the silver washers?