That is very interesting and I have a bunch of questions which I will pose in the AM. Thank you for posting this and the video.
Coloring Progress Over Time/No of Bowls in one Meerschaum Pipe
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This is fantastic! I wish to get something similar without a coloring bowl
What’s not to love? A meer that looks like a briar!
It is also about the effort it took to get there.
To be honest: I haven’t found a pipe shape and size that complements my face well, I’m not sure I should be worrying about color yet.
Pipe above has interesting coloring...I think that it is ash flying during smoking and wax sealed it in or coloring from dirty hands during smoking it...It is under wax...Got this one several months ago at the antique store...need to fix the stem
This pipe has colored beautifully. A quick wipe with a damp papertowel will clean the black smudges off the outside of the bowl. Finger dirt.
It is buried deeply under the wax...wiping it ain't gona do anything...I think I will leave it there it is a cool patina....maybe if the wax is melted you could eventually wipe it of but just maybe....
Who wants surface crap on his Meer? Hot water, a touch of detergent, and you can remove the dirt. (and obviously also the wax coating.)
Then you'll be able to see more pleasant coloring from the interior when it occurs.
Then you'll be able to see more pleasant coloring from the interior when it occurs.
Cu
Could be. I thought my meer was just coloring a dark black in some spots. Couldn't wipe it off with a finger unless I used pressure. Then that's when I saw that it was just on the surface, and used a wet papertowel to clean it. Glad to finally get it off. Fingerprints were starting to show up on it! Hahaha
I bet NC TX's pipe will look great if he does the clean up.
We will see...What surprises me again and again is how thick the cake is in each meer from my antique store purchases...It may not be a prefered wisdom back then not to build a cake in a meer....Guys-the patina looks so much better in real it is like a 3D ...Hot water is a good idea...
So come on Cshumbhra show us your 75 th annual,celebrated and long expected bowl
I smoked 74th bowl yesterday night, so will have to possibly wait till next weekend (Or at least a couple of days). I take the picture in daylight to avoid any color cast due to artificial light.
Couple of days!?!? U have GOT to smoke more often! Hahahait is hard to get a decent picture of the meers coloring though. The light has to be just right. flashes mute everything too.
I have smoked 83 bowls so far. The stem is neatly colored. The bottom of the bowl has also picked up a significant amount of color. The rest of the bowl is slightly colored, but mostly looks white.
Looking great!! Museum piece! mine only got 30 bowls and is coloring nicely as well...I will post a photo one day
You might like it better after cleaning the surface dirt away. (Water and a cloth).
Wow was a coloring bowl used on this one? Also what kind of tobaccos do you smoke in yours? I usually smoke Pegasus/sir Walter Raleigh in my one meer and it’s barely showing any color after probably between 80-100 smokes. The tobaccos are obviously dry and not super oily so I’m assuming that’s why I’m not getting much color.
Next time I will take the picture after a clean. The cleans need to be timed, as this is a pipe I have been smoking exclusively