Crack in my Morta chamber
- Thread starter aztecbull
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As a part-time maker, I can say that morta is in fact harder to work with generally (splinters) and has a reputation for burning out more easily. That said, I haven’t had one returned yet. It’s not surefire, but chances go way down if the maker is very attentive to sanding the bowl. And I would never send one out without a bowl coating for insurance. I’ve only had one burnout on a pipe that I couldn’t sell for other reasons. No coating. Ended up a shop pipe so I didn’t take all the precautions I should have.
Morta really does make for some nice pipes — and if well made shouldn’t give you troubles. Good the maker is replacing. I mean, in the end, we’re putting fire in wood. Sometimes the wood just wants to ignite.
Morta really does make for some nice pipes — and if well made shouldn’t give you troubles. Good the maker is replacing. I mean, in the end, we’re putting fire in wood. Sometimes the wood just wants to ignite.
I've had far worse happen with briar, probably due to my smoking too hot. I just keep smoking them and nothing happens. I don't believe in putting a barricade between the wood and the tobacco. Why not just smoke clay? Or meerschaum? (I know nothing about morta, and probably never will.)
