I've found that to be a consistent quality with all of the meerschaum carvers and distributors I've has the pleasure of dealing with.
March Meerschaum Madness - Let the Madness Begin!
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Continuing on for March Meerschaum Madness, tonight for the first time, Mr. Christian's Raven Eye Flake in my 1901 Sam McLardy & Co. Meerschaum with a vulcanite stem.
For those that are into Spun Cut Bullseye VaPers, this stuff is amazing!
The March Meerschaum Madness, really made me think, and connect more to my Meer, given their low maintenance. I’m really going to make sure to always use this now as my new blends testing pipe, besides Meerschaum being great pipes.
I really love the new work Ken has been doing on a lot of the blends. The Raven artwork for this blend is so cool.
Be well everyone!
For those that are into Spun Cut Bullseye VaPers, this stuff is amazing!
The March Meerschaum Madness, really made me think, and connect more to my Meer, given their low maintenance. I’m really going to make sure to always use this now as my new blends testing pipe, besides Meerschaum being great pipes.
I really love the new work Ken has been doing on a lot of the blends. The Raven artwork for this blend is so cool.
Be well everyone!
Guess it's time to join in. Haven't been smoking much this month because of a sinus infection that I'm finally getting over with. I have 12 meerschaums.
My two CAO meerschaums neither are signed or dated. This one was picked out by my wife as a Christmas present in 1984.
This was a gift from a member of a different pipe forum before he disappeared from the universe. It was unsmoked when I received it.
My two CAO meerschaums neither are signed or dated. This one was picked out by my wife as a Christmas present in 1984.
This was a gift from a member of a different pipe forum before he disappeared from the universe. It was unsmoked when I received it.
The Calabash is an estate pipe it the rim was really bad before I started cleaning it. I think the previous owner used a blowtorch to light it.
I'll have to find a photo of me smoking the Lighthouse.
Do you clean them out after each smoke (after they cool down)? I'll get an argument going possibly, but my understanding (and it has worked for me) is that you should scrub them clean after they cool down (don't build cake). Do this from the beginning and there shouldn't be any ghosting. Same with clays. It's one of the benefits of smoking meers and clays, over briar.
As far as those who have said they receive ghosted estate pipes that they can't get the ghosting out of - I don't see any issue with just sanding the inside of the chamber until it's free of any old remains. I wouldn't do that with a briar, though.
Okay, I have tough skin - fire away
I've kept the cake down, built cake, cleaned the pipe, not cleaned the pipe. It doesn't really matter. As absorbent as meerschaum is (hence the coloring) it soaks in all sorts of flavors, tars, oils, and dirt.Do you clean them out after each smoke (after they cool down)? I'll get an argument going possibly, but my understanding (and it has worked for me) is that you should scrub them clean after they cool down (don't build cake). Do this from the beginning and there shouldn't be any ghosting. Same with clays. It's one of the benefits of smoking meers and clays, over briar.
As far as those who have said they receive ghosted estate pipes that they can't get the ghosting out of - I don't see any issue with just sanding the inside of the chamber until it's free of any old remains. I wouldn't do that with a briar, though.
Okay, I have tough skin - fire away
I'm in the camp where I believe meers ghost worse than any other style of pipe.
But again for me, doesn't matter, I only smoke 5 blends or so, and they are all bur/va blends.
A lot less work cleaning them while the chamber residue is still hot.
Even keeping them clean, I've noticed nothing but ghosting as the material is a natural sponge.
A briar is less easy to damage sanding than meerschaum. I use sandpaper for all pipe reaming.
That's really interesting. I'm going to find one with a lot of 'odor' and give it a good cleaning, just to see what happens.
Smoking my CAO talon in the garage today.
These three need some playtime this week I think.
First Salim claw I purchased from Tobacco Village in Philadelphia, Pa. in the 1980's.
Really beautiful pipe.
I hope I get my own claw pipe someday.
Question of the year, was it new and white when you bought it?
That's a great claw. There's so many out there that are plain and boring.
I feel like I need to order a Claw and hope that it colors as beautifully as that one has....
Yes, it was new and white and the start of my "signed meerschaum collection".