Went to smoke some pegasus, and Oh boy, so much for building a cake. Guess it's time to ream her.
Lots of cake came out.
Lots of cake came out.
Didimauw's One Meer for One Year Redemption. 12/15/2022
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No, but after the third and last bowl last night, I took my poker from my pipe knife and spun it around the bowl to clean the ash out. That probably broke free the loose cake.
Just seeing this great thread for the first time. I'm saddened to hear of Weezell's passing. Although I didn't know him personally, I was inspired to buy a vintage cutty because of him. It was deeply colored, with an amber stem and some kid of plug near the bottom of the chamber. Per instructions in a blog Weezell published, I replaced the plug with stainless mesh. Unfortunately, I never enjoyed smoking the pipe and either sold it or gave it away, can't remember which.
To return to the main topic, I'm in the "treat meerschaums like any other pipe" school. I hold the bowl in my fingers and clean the pipe after every smoke like I do my briars—water rinse and paper towel swab. To avoid putting a groove in the bottom of the chamber, I use the middle of a folded pipe cleaner to carefully clean the stem. I rather like the amber coloring my fingers have added to the bowl. Not sure whether the color is coming from the inside or outside but it's definitely not dirt.
The blog 'allthingscutty' is me dear boy - reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated!!
I wipe my bowl with a paper towei after it cools off after my last smoke of the day. Dont know if its right or wrong but thats how l do it.
Sorry condorlover!. I'm glad to hear you're alive and kicking. So it's you who is the cutty maven! I love your collection and your blog is pure gold.
@dunnyboy and @rustiepyles: I have been collecting the pipes since the mid 1980s. I was a dedicated clay 'cutty' pipe smoker until my dentist inquired how I liked the 1850s due the number of pipe notches on my teeth caused by wear from clenching a clay stem. I discovered meerschaum 'cutty' pipes in flea markets in the U.K circa 1985 which no one was really interested in since everyone purchased the carved Victorian specimens for mega £ whilst I could buy 'cutty' pipes for a few Pounds each. Dave and I met through my love of these pipes and he started collecting them. We used to trade and gift pipes to each other and another gentlemen also gave him quite a few. Since we shared the same taste in tobacco we both used to bulk buy and share the various blends as and when they showed up. With regard to the blog I have been horribly busy for the last five years and when I retire hopefully at the end of 2023 I will update the blog more often.
@condorlover1 I never clench my clays
Good luck with your retirement.
Got some GH twist for smoking in my clay pipes at the Sealed Knot re-enactment this weekend.
@halfdan : I am excited for you and I will be sure to notify the world media of this astounding development! The difference between retirement and retardment is purely a matter of semantics!
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Oh yeah. My pipe.
66 bowls in. I can finally say now, that this pipe is really starting to sing to me. It's as if she knows what I want out of her. She was "broken in" around bowl 12, but now we really get each other. I truly look forward to meeting with her every day, and miss her and think about her when I'm at my new part time job.
The cake is even and just about all the way down to the bottom, the color is coming through finally, and the flavor it's now bringing is always great.
Oh yeah. My pipe.
66 bowls in. I can finally say now, that this pipe is really starting to sing to me. It's as if she knows what I want out of her. She was "broken in" around bowl 12, but now we really get each other. I truly look forward to meeting with her every day, and miss her and think about her when I'm at my new part time job.
The cake is even and just about all the way down to the bottom, the color is coming through finally, and the flavor it's now bringing is always great.
The only thing I'm debating, is MAYBE bending the stem a little bit more. One good thing about it not having a case I suppose...
Great thread. Really makes me want a Meerschaum even more than I already did.
Any recommendations for which ones to look out for? I’ve seen some folks say the best ones are just no-name finds from eBay. Is that really true?
I’d rather spend more up front to end up with something that’s guaranteed to be good quality than buy a bunch of disappointing randoms to maybe end up with one I like.
Any recommendations for which ones to look out for? I’ve seen some folks say the best ones are just no-name finds from eBay. Is that really true?
I’d rather spend more up front to end up with something that’s guaranteed to be good quality than buy a bunch of disappointing randoms to maybe end up with one I like.
For a starter meer, I'd suggest SMS. Absolutely fantastic Pipes at any price. (therightpipe.com)
Middle road I'd suggest Astas
Higher end I'd suggest Altinay.
But those are just three out of the 4 Meer brands I've ever smoked. I also have one no name meer, that doesnt pass a pipe cleaner, even without the stem, but it still smokes great, and colors nicely.
You really can't go wrong with any block meerschaum pipe.
Edit: Thinking about it, just look at the SMS Meerschaums. You won't be dissapointed.