Becker Morta I’ve had many years with several others.Morta Pipes Experiences?
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Becker Morta I’ve had many years with several others.
That is a WILD stem. What is it, exactly? Striking pipe, btw.
The stem is purple Cumberland with a bamboo shank.That is a WILD stem. What is it, exactly? Striking pipe, btw.
It came as a set called black and red tulips.
Century old Irish morta pipes appear on EBay occasionally. They don’t go a lot of money
My first couple of mortas were Morettis which I bought from his EBay shop. Good quality and excellent value. I recommend them if you have an itch that needs scratching
Also knife scales
In the Victorian era morta jewellery was very fashionable especially for mourning pieces
Morta, or Bog Oak is not rare or very expensive.
There is not Bog Oak everywhere, but where it is, there is a lot of it.
Its a right place, right time thing.
If conditions are right in the bog, the trees become mortafied.
In addition to old trees, bogs have also preserved countless human artifacts deposited there long ago as a sacrifice to the gods. In Denmark, over a hundred human bodies have also been exhumed from bogs, most bearing signs of having been slaughtered to appease the gods. If you ever find yourself in DK, be sure to visit one of the several museums dedicated to early human history. I visited one of them many years ago, but don’t remember the name. Maybe this one?
Moretti morta and briar pair.
The morta smokes some blends better eg Penzance
It could just be me, but I find that there is an appreciable difference
The morta smokes some blends better eg Penzance
It could just be me, but I find that there is an appreciable difference
I have a morta Cannonball, I'd say it's between a briar and a meer in terms of smoking characteristics. It did develop a crack in the mortise, its propagation has been slowed somewhat by the installation of a band. The vendor replaced the pipe, and I asked for a briar in the same style. I'll probably not purchase another.
I've worked so much oak in so many different forms and capacities from firewood to fine home furnishings, that I'm mortally afraid of oak splinters. I can't look at some of the photos I've seen of morta pipes without reaching for a pair of leather gloves.
Well, the morta pipe has a hole in it. Bits of rustication (on the outside) near the bottom of the bowl have started to splinter away and now looking down into the bowl I can see my feet. It's a pretty deep bowl and the wall size seems a bit thin in that location probably contributing to the situation. This may have been a bad piece of morta, the vendor has taken care of me and it did last 3 years, so no complaints. I will not replace it with another morta pipe.
I understand, nothing can last forever…. I think I gave up the idea to buy a morta pipe someday… I will keep with my favorite brands which are Peterson and Nørding…well now I am enjoying a lot El Dagner …
One of the first pipes I got was a Vermont Freehand Morta and it took a couple years before I really paid attention to it and learned to love it. It always looked great. Now it’s one of my favorite smokers and I have 500 + pipes or so. I’m searching for another. It heats up but pace myself and no issues at all with any burnout and it looks as clean as day one. Everything just smokes great in this pipe. How much is the pipe, me, vs the Morta? I’m not sure but bidding on a couple right now to find out.