A damp paper towel will take most if not all of the residue out of the chamber.
March Meerschaum Madness - Let the Madness Begin!
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That’s been my experience. I can still see bare meer in some of them.
Edit - I originally said “white” but that’s not what I meant. It’s definitely dark, but cake free meer.
My big skull is solid black now, bit still no cake.
Yeah I was perusing that thread last night actually. Entertaining stuff. It might've subconsciously been the reason I woke up wanting to ream my Altinay. Is the one you're smoking for a year getting massive cake yet?
That’s what I mean. Not sure why white is what came to mind, but I meant the meer itself. It’s dark, but it’s smooth and not cake.
Seriously though
Here’s one of my smooth meer.
This one barely has any cake because I feel more comfortable applying more pressure to my tool as I ream it out. I’m afraid of cracking the thinner walls on my lattice so it’s certainly become more cakealiciois than the baldy here.
Seriously though
Here’s one of my smooth meer. View attachment 212147This one barely has any cake because I feel more comfortable applying more pressure to my tool as I ream it out. I’m afraid of cracking the thinner walls on my lattice so it’s certainly become more cakealiciois than the baldy here.
I don’t care what anyone says, cakealicious is a word and wildly applicable.
320 for the bulk, 2500 to polish.
I’ll have to try it out. I don’t want to end up eventually breaking my lattice Altinay.
Thanks Duane. I’ll likely try this with my cheaper smoothie meer the next time it needs it and then on my altinay once I feel comfortable.
That's a great looking pipe. Looks like a Mexican Bandito! Love it! Happy smokes!
I do it on my most expensive pipes with no issue. Though I'd never own one, I can't imagine it being harmful to an Altinay.
Tonight I'm enjoyjng my bent apple from Meerschaum Market with some GL Pease - Quiet Nights.Meerschaum Market is a great place to buy high quality Meerschaum pipes from if you're looking for a new pipe.
No I didn’t think the process itself would be harmful. I was implying that the prospect of me fucking up said process could be harmful, so I wanted to practice on a less expensive pipe. I just want to be very careful while I do it.
Just apply enough pressure to the paper to bring it into contact with the pipe with no additional pressure and let the grit do the work.
I've been keeping it back. I still build a nice cake just nothing crazy lol. For me it's different in a meer. Flavor is muted. But I prefer it in my cobs and briars.