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

[cshubhra]

It was long overdue for an update. I cleaned up the pipe yesterday to take a photo. I prefer taking a photo in the full Sun, but today is overcast and it’s dusk now so the photos were slightly underexposed

I did a minor luminosity adjustment for mid-tones and highlights. Gave a tight crop. The first photo looks correct/true. Rest still underexposed but will not hurt

No of bowls : 339
Weight: I really cleaned it I suppose as it weighs 51 g (gone down by a gram from all previous weighing)

 

[jttnk]

Looking pretty good!

 

[didimauw]

That's really coloring beautifully. The more it's smoked the better it gets! How do you like the pipe otherwise? Altinay really seems to understand how to do it right.

 

[cshubhra]

That's really coloring beautifully. The more it's smoked the better it gets! How do you like the pipe otherwise? Altinay really seems to understand how to do it right.

I like the way this pipe was made and its smoking qualities.
The only thing that is kind of worrying is that the material is very soft and delicate and I have scratched it all over. I mentioned it a couple of times in other threads

 

[didimauw]

I like the way this pipe was made and its smoking qualities.
The only thing that is kind of worrying is that the material is very soft and delicate and I have scratched it all over. I mentioned it a couple of times in other threads

Yes meers scratch more easily than any other pipe. And they don't really show untill the coloring starts! So sometimes I wonder if the scratch was there when I got it and didn't notice or if I put it there.

 

[cshubhra]

Yes meers scratch more easily than any other pipe. And they don't really show untill the coloring starts! So sometimes I wonder if the scratch was there when I got it and didn't notice or if I put it there.

The scratches are all me . They were not there when the pipe was new

 

[cshubhra]

Also, this is the only meerschaum that scratched although I have 5 more, most of them since 2017

 

[MCJ]

It was long overdue for an update. I cleaned up the pipe yesterday to take a photo. I prefer taking a photo in the full Sun, but today is overcast and it’s dusk now so the photos were slightly underexposed

I did a minor luminosity adjustment for mid-tones and highlights. Gave a tight crop. The first photo looks correct/true. Rest still underexposed but will not hurt

No of bowls : 339
Weight: I really cleaned it I suppose as it weighs 51 g (gone down by a gram from all previous weighing)


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Coming along nicely!

 

[brian64]

It was long overdue for an update. I cleaned up the pipe yesterday to take a photo. I prefer taking a photo in the full Sun, but today is overcast and it’s dusk now so the photos were slightly underexposed

I did a minor luminosity adjustment for mid-tones and highlights. Gave a tight crop. The first photo looks correct/true. Rest still underexposed but will not hurt

No of bowls : 339
Weight: I really cleaned it I suppose as it weighs 51 g (gone down by a gram from all previous weighing)


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Very nice. Yours is coloring much more quickly than mine. What blend(s) have you primarily smoked in it? I'm wondering how much of a factor the type of tobacco may be in coloring development. I never used to give it any thought, but ever since meer coloring has become a religion on the forum I find myself lured into paying it more attention.

 

[cshubhra]

Very nice. Yours is coloring much more quickly than mine. What blend(s) have you primarily smoked in it? I'm wondering how much of a factor the type of tobacco may be in coloring development. I never used to give it any thought, but ever since meer coloring has become a religion on the forum I find myself lured into paying it more attention.

I smoke everything in it which would roughly be about 40% Virginia Family, 30% Latakia Family and 30% Burley Family

Since a lot of members are posting their coloring progress, looks like some are coloring very fast (less than 50 bowls), while others refuse to color. Mine is like middle of the pack.

 

[brian64]

I smoke everything in it which would roughly be about 40% Virginia Family, 30% Latakia Family and 30% Burley Family

Since a lot of members are posting their coloring progress, looks like some are coloring very fast (less than 50 bowls), while others refuse to color. Mine is like middle of the pack.

Thanks for the info. I'm only comparing it to my "translucent" meer. I only have one of them, and it has been coloring much slower than any of my "standard" meers.

I have only smoked one blend in it though (except for maybe a few bowls) but I've been smoking it about a year longer than yours and it's not even close to that degree of coloring. It may be that these translucent blocks are not all the same. Mine may be denser than yours because I have not noticed it being any softer or more delicate (as you described it) than any of my other meers.

PS: the pic Said Altinay posted of his personal translucent meer which colored magnificently has sort of large squares to its pattern...whereas I've noticed the underlying pattern I see in mine seems to be much smaller or tighter...which leads me to theorize that it may be a denser block, and may account for its slow coloring. But this is pure wild speculation.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Since a lot of members are posting their coloring progress, looks like some are coloring very fast (less than 50 bowls), while others refuse to color. Mine is like middle of the pack.

A little of every genre smoked in the owl.

 

[TheWhale13]

Thanks for the info. I'm only comparing it to my "translucent" meer. I only have one of them, and it has been coloring much slower than any of my "standard" meers.

I have only smoked one blend in it though (except for maybe a few bowls) but I've been smoking it about a year longer than yours and it's not even close to that degree of coloring. It may be that these translucent blocks are not all the same. Mine may be denser than yours because I have not noticed it being any softer or more delicate (as you described it) than any of my other meers.

PS: the pic Said Altinay posted of his personal translucent meer which colored magnificently has sort of large squares to its pattern...whereas I've noticed the underlying pattern I see in mine seems to be much smaller or tighter...which leads me to theorize that it may be a denser block, and may account for its slow coloring. But this is pure wild speculation.

Where is the picture of Said's pipe?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Where is the picture of Said's pipe?

 

[brian64]

Where is the picture of Said's pipe?

The below thread was where it was originally discussed. He made some general comments about these blocks and posted a series of pics:

Translucent Meerschaum :: Meerschaum Pipes

Anyone have one of these? Do they color any differently than standard meerschaum? https://www.altinaypipes.com/shop/rhodesian-silver-army-meerschaum-pipe-from-translucent-block/

pipesmagazine.com

 

[condorlover1]

@cshubhra: Looks like you are getting the famous 'turd' color on the underside of the shank.

 

[Pipeoff]

I know that some meers come precolored but look at the over large antique, it must have taken years. The case has a double opening not only to protect but pipe can be smoked in case.

 

[cshubhra]

@cshubhra: Looks like you are getting the famous 'turd' color on the underside of the shank.

I would say Mango Mousse with a Chocolate Ganache but yours is also ok

 

[didimauw]

Is this still the only pipe you are smoking? Or do you switch it up now?

 

[cshubhra]

Is this still the only pipe you are smoking? Or do you switch it up now?

No. I would smoke it daily but the second bowl would be a different pipe.