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Is This The Amber You Heard About?
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Just curious, have you tested any of your amber stems? I now only test mine if I'm uncertain and preparing to sell.
I have two thoughts on this thread, maybe three...
1. I never heard of that chic until a few weeks back.
2. I dated a chic named Amber for a couple years. She was nuts too.
3. I'd still rather look at all the amber in this thread.
You really have a nice collection Ashdigger. I always appreciate seeing your pipes. They are beautiful.
1. I never heard of that chic until a few weeks back.
2. I dated a chic named Amber for a couple years. She was nuts too.
3. I'd still rather look at all the amber in this thread.
You really have a nice collection Ashdigger. I always appreciate seeing your pipes. They are beautiful.
OK I'll play this game. Here are a couple of my pipes from the bowl in my office. I have taken out anything with a replacement stem and everything remaining is amber. You guys have seen group photo's over the years but here are a few of the true amber survivors!
Just heard about this thread. I'll stick with amber the material, and since I've been lucky enough to avoid real life Ambers, I will be sure to keep it that way.
Nice expo, Tim!
Nice expo, Tim!
I remember Rick from Briarville telling me that older Victorian amber smelled of Eucalyptus when he was drilling out a broken stem from one of my pipes. I have no idea if this is true or not since I have so few original amber stems on my pipes. In total I have maybe about 30 or 40 with their original amber stems not including pipes that have gone to the @weezell. The rest have been replaced over the years as they are so damned fragile. I have always found amber tough on the teeth, but then I have so few original gnashes left that they are out numbered by my amber pipe stems so what do I know!
Ash, you should show them at the Vegas International Pipe Show! ??
@Bengal: I wish he would as it would give me an excuse to have that scotch with him we have been meaning to do for years!
Awesome pipes, thanks for sharing! I have been just a little too nervous to pull the trigger on a pipe with an old amber stem. It’s nice to live vicariously!
A lot of beauties here with a lot of history...Craftsmanship at those past times was amazing...
A few carvers such as Yanik still occasionally use amber.
Beautiful collection, but seeing as the OP was @ashdigger , I'm not surprised at all.
Thank you for letting us take a peek Tim!
Thank you for letting us take a peek Tim!
I have 1 pipe with an amber stem that I had to restore because it was kinda chiped so I know for a fact the best way to check if your stem is amber is by smell. The real stuff smells like you just chopped a pine tree down for fire wood and got a chunk of sap on your hands. If your stem don't smell like that it's not real amber
Looks like a jolly rancher candy.
Well, that’s not exactly true, but hey, if it worked for you then rock on.
I had the remains of about 30 amber stems in my hands. The only one that even remotely kinda smelled that way was an unsmoked one. The rest. Well, ashtray scent is more accurate.
It will also fluoresce under a black light and can't be marked with a fingernail.
After I had accumulated around twenty or so, I did the 'float in saltwater' test on the ones that didn't have tenons attached to them. The results were surprising.
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