MORTA PIPE

[UltraBlue]

There are different ages and qualities for bog oak (Morta) pipes.
The cheap ones are 2 to 5 thousand years old (as determined by carbon 14 analysis), and look like a block of cheap chocolate. They don’t smoke well either.
This one is an exemplary 8-10 thousand year old material. Different than briar, the grain grows parallel and smokes dry, cool, with a superb fragrance.
Notice the patterns of the grain.

 

[Waning Embers]

Great material.

 

[Pickin&Pipin]

Those look awesome, never seen or heard of a pipe made of that material. The grain is beautiful thanks for sharing. Just curious, what is the general price of a pipe like this?

 

[UltraBlue]

Those look awesome, never seen or heard of a pipe made of that material. The grain is beautiful thanks for sharing. Just curious, what is the general price of a pipe like this?

$600-$900 depending on the size.
The crucial thing is where to get the source material. You can go page after page on the web and you don’t see this beautiful grain. Of course, the manufacturing is also important.

 

[UltraBlue]

$600-$900 depending on the size.
The crucial thing is where to get the source material. You can go page after page on the web and you don’t see this beautiful grain. Of course, the manufacturing is also important.

Another issue is the availability of the good stuff.
The block of Morta you see in the other post : THE MAKING OF A GREAT MORTA PIPE, took around three months to be found.
And the good stuff is rare and expensive, just like in any other area.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

$600-$900 depending on the size.
The crucial thing is where to get the source material. You can go page after page on the web and you don’t see this beautiful grain. Of course, the manufacturing is also important.

Moretti mortas are going for $600-$900 now?

 

[UltraBlue]

Moretti mortas are going for $600-$900 now?

The good ones and big ones with great grain yeah.

 

[UltraBlue]

The good ones and big ones with great grain yeah.

I incur an additional expense because I don’t like the Moretti mouthpieces and I outsource them elsewhere, made from scratch.

 

[UltraBlue]

I incur an additional expense because I don’t like the Moretti mouthpieces and I outsource them elsewhere, made from scratch.

The pipe on the other post cost me $600 + $250 for the mouthpiece + shipping is about $600.
Yeah, you may see $200 mortas but when you open the box they are not the same. Also, you pay a premium when you commission a pipe.

 

[UltraBlue]

The pipe on the other post cost me $600 + $250 for the mouthpiece + shipping is about $600.
Yeah, you may see $200 mortas but when you open the box they are not the same. Also, you pay a premium when you commission a pipe.

$900

 

[UltraBlue]

$900

Look also for a perfect distribution of the grain and symmetry of the pattern across the pipe. That also comes as a premium: like great grain in a briar pipe.
Moretti has also briar pipes with decent grain for $300, and then you see the $1,000 version just because of a better grain.