My New Morta
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You are Trever Talbert! Wow I'm an idiot! Man your pipes are one of the reason I got into smoking pipes. It is a true honor to talk to you.
I, like Eric had to look up 'Morta" as I had never heard of it before. After reading the Wikipedia explanation,
I was wondering if the different color morta has to do with what kind of wood fell into the bog (pine, oak, possibly
yew), or how long it was there (500 years, or 10,000 years)? I can't imagine pine making a good pipe, but I'm not
privy to what the bog does to the wood chemically with time. Also the amount of tannins in the bog may affect how
quickly the wood is preserved.
In any account, I WANT ONE! That is a beautiful pipe Trever!
I was wondering if the different color morta has to do with what kind of wood fell into the bog (pine, oak, possibly
yew), or how long it was there (500 years, or 10,000 years)? I can't imagine pine making a good pipe, but I'm not
privy to what the bog does to the wood chemically with time. Also the amount of tannins in the bog may affect how
quickly the wood is preserved.
In any account, I WANT ONE! That is a beautiful pipe Trever!
TopD I have 2 a chubby and a Rhodesion made by Palo Becker, I treated myself when I turned 70, I read they carbon dated the darker the wood the older it was, 2000 to 5000 yrs old they smoke dry kind of like a Meer, I don"t smoke aros in them just Nitecap. The old cajun
Thanks for the kind words, guys. Also, sorry I haven't been more active in here lately - I'm pretty deeply sunk into work on a complicated Halloween pipe right now and that's devouring nearly all my time. My working days are consisting mainly of sitting in the workshop listening to the audiobook of Dan Simmons' "The Terror" and carving and carving and carving... 8O
I gave this morta pipe its first smoke last night since applying the chamber patch and new bowl coating, and it did just fine. I think it's going to be OK from here out, I expect. It's certainly going to get a workout this October, once Universal and Hammer horror season begins.
I gave this morta pipe its first smoke last night since applying the chamber patch and new bowl coating, and it did just fine. I think it's going to be OK from here out, I expect. It's certainly going to get a workout this October, once Universal and Hammer horror season begins.
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