I got yesterday estate real gourd calabash pipe with block meerschaum bowl. I put some lanolin cream to the cork since it felt dry. I put some obsidian oil to the pipe stem. I think the pipe looks good. Do you think it needs any more maintenance?
March Meerschaum Madness - Let the Madness Begin!
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Hello to all of you.
Now we have MMM-days I will like to show my Altinay collection.
No. 1 (from the top) is my newest addition - a translucent billard with bamboo. Smoked a few months and the bowl is now started to colour from the bottom.
No. 2 is a rusticated billard silver spigot - as you can see it has been smoked a lot more and are colouring very nicely.
No. 3 is a slightly rusticated billard with a silver band - not smoked many times yet.
No. 4 is a le van clief bent billard. A nice little pipe when I have to smoke for a short time.
As you can see, I still have a lot of colouring to do, so I will continue smoking this beautiful pipes
Now we have MMM-days I will like to show my Altinay collection.
No. 1 (from the top) is my newest addition - a translucent billard with bamboo. Smoked a few months and the bowl is now started to colour from the bottom.
No. 2 is a rusticated billard silver spigot - as you can see it has been smoked a lot more and are colouring very nicely.
No. 3 is a slightly rusticated billard with a silver band - not smoked many times yet.
No. 4 is a le van clief bent billard. A nice little pipe when I have to smoke for a short time.
As you can see, I still have a lot of colouring to do, so I will continue smoking this beautiful pipes
Yet another meerschaum 'cutty' with a replacement stem made by Briarville - this is one of my favorite pipes
I have been smoking my Altinay every day, but I will bring out some of my other meerschaum pipes soon.
Re Waxing: Waxing always brings out the colors. Sometimes it is temporary and would vanish soon. However I have not waxed the pipe in my coloring experiment as I want to see how it goes without wax.
Two easy ways to wax. Get a block of beeswax. While smoking (or heat it up with a hairdryer) gently rub the wax block against the hot surface. Don’t overdo it. Then when it is slightly cooler, rub the excess wax off with a clean cloth.
Hairdryer method is better as it is a more even coat
Re Waxing: Waxing always brings out the colors. Sometimes it is temporary and would vanish soon. However I have not waxed the pipe in my coloring experiment as I want to see how it goes without wax.
Two easy ways to wax. Get a block of beeswax. While smoking (or heat it up with a hairdryer) gently rub the wax block against the hot surface. Don’t overdo it. Then when it is slightly cooler, rub the excess wax off with a clean cloth.
Hairdryer method is better as it is a more even coat
I got this from our good friend, known as Weezel on these forums. Kaywoodie Meerschaum with some Revor Plug in it.
@DKpiper nice collection. ThanksHello to all of you.
Now we have MMM-days I will like to show my Altinay collection.
No. 1 (from the top) is my newest addition - a translucent billard with bamboo. Smoked a few months and the bowl is now started to colour from the bottom.
No. 2 is a rusticated billard silver spigot - as you can see it has been smoked a lot more and are colouring very nicely.
No. 3 is a slightly rusticated billard with a silver band - not smoked many times yet.
No. 4 is a le van clief bent billard. A nice little pipe when I have to smoke for a short time.
As you can see, I still have a lot of colouring to do, so I will continue smoking this beautiful pipes
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@cshubhra Thanks for additional info about rewaxing methods.
Your method sounds pretty simple and harmless.
Let’s see if I can get my Altinay to color any more before the end of March. I got this pipe in Jan of last year and it’s strictly an at home pipe since it doesn’t have a case. I used to use pipe cleaners to take out moisture but now I blow the moisture back into the bowl so maybe it will color a bit more. I refuse to engage in the tedium of bowl counting but if I had to guess this thing has had 450-500 bowls smoked out of it. Mostly SWR and Pegasus so they’re pretty dry blends.
A Fikri Baki I picked up a few years ago. 2015 Exhausted Rooster. Happy MMM!
It’s a briar godet, just wipe it down with a little mineral oil once a year or so. Otherwise just keep it clean.
Do you still have the washer and plug in the bottom one?
Had a bowl of pigtail twist, earlier on today.
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When I receive an old meerschaum with dull colors, I rub in Clapham's polish, let it dry, then go over it with a heat gun and re-polish. The color will come back initially, then most of the time will begin to fade. I'll repeat the process until any coloring that is brought back, stays. For severe cases I begin the process (after cleaning) by melting pure beeswax onto a paper towel and rubbing it over the stummel while still slightly melted. Wipe off excess, let dry, polish.
Here is a pretty good example of what I'm talking about. You can see how the bare spots started filling in. I eventually brought back all the dark red on the cuff and most on the hand.
1825 London-hallmarked Kalmasch, with 1915-25 vulcanite stem.
