One Meerschaum For One Year (11/7/2020)

[anotherbob]

I Can't wait to see that pipe after a year of continuous smoking!

yeah I barely touch my meers and they're coolering up amazingly in my opinion (nothing to compare it too).

 

[anotherbob]

My Osage Orange by Skip Elliott.

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I know a luther that makes instruments out of that stuff and they sound great.

 

[mso489]

Didi is the marathon one-pipe smoker on Forums. Congratulations to Weez for supplying the pipe and a bit of inspiration. This is especially interesting because it is didi's first outing with a Meer. I think it should be the ideal pipe for one-pipe smoking. I'd keep the bowl extra clean, to sustain its ability to burn different blends with little or no carryover in taste. A paper towel wipe might do a more thorough job than just the pipe cleaner swipe. I'm not a newbie with a Meer, but somewhat new to them. The late great fish'n'banjo gifted me with a straight billiard estate Meer with grape vine etching on the bowl, my first Meer. I was impressed with what clarity it renders flavors. You will be able to shift between blends with little aftertaste, steering clear of Lakeland aromatics and such. I'm looking forward to reports on how this goes. I think everyone will learn more about Meers in the process. Bon voyage!

 

[Prunetucky84]

I just got done with day 28 of smoking my new and first meerschaum. It smokes everything like a dream!

 

[jmg81]

I know 0 about meerschaums and close to that about pipes but it looks like its coloring nicely

 

[Infantry23]

This is awesome, can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[mtwaller]

I just bought my first meer for a very reasonable price from meerschaum.com not 5 minutes ago. I started randomly obsessing over them a couple days ago and just had to grab one. Now I’m most keenly interested in this whole coloring business. Can’t wait to see how these change over time!

 

[didimauw]

It's been slow going. But we're working on it.

Bowl 30.


So far it's only had Carter Hall, Briar fox, and Ryback.

 

[ashdigger]

It's been slow going. But we're working on it

That’s the story of coloring a Meer. I tried using a coloring bowl but I didn’t like the weight forward aspect of it. The one this I have found that helps is after I smoke a bowl, unlike briars that I immediately dump and wipe, I leave the dottle in the bowl and don’t use a pipe cleaner immediately after the smoke. I wait until the pipe completely cools and then I do it.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Have you weighed it recently? Any significant/noticeable grams gained?

I've been smoking a meerschaum prince since June/July; just waxed it for the first time and the colors are really coming in nicely.

 

[ray47]

I smoke aromatics mostly in my meers and find that aromatics improve the coloring more then any other type of tobacco. Like @ashdigger I leave the dottle in the bowl until the meer cools down completely and then remove it. It really benefits the coloring process.

 

[NomadOrb]

I haven't even thought of delaying the cleaning and leaving the dottle in, that makes so much sense.

I'll be tracking the weight and color of the meer my wife bought me for my birthday.

 

[timt]

My IMP meer seems to have gone into slow motion mode as I've smoked probably 200 bowls in it since mid October alone, without much change in color. My pipe seems to be slowwwwly turning a golden color over the entire pipe at this point as opposed to a strong contrast on the shank and the bottom of bowl. At least that's how I perceive things. Some of you guys seem to be coloring at amazing rates such as @Jwebb90 and @chasingembers. I don't know, there are different factors involved I suppose, such as wall thickness etc.

The German guy, Bremen Pipe Smoker on youtube has a cool video where he shows a lot of meers and how each one colored at a different rate.

 

[Jwebb90]

Some of you guys seem to be coloring at amazing rates such as @Jwebb90 and @chasingembers. I don't know, there are different factors involved I suppose, such as wall thickness etc.

The Tekin I got a few months ago has colored very quickly but I do smoke it every day. However, I have a Peterson meer that I can not get to color to save my life

 

[peteguy]

Apply some beeswax if you want to bring out the color. You can google the how to or come up with your own method. The results are astonishing.

 

[highwaycobbery]

That’s the story of coloring a Meer. I tried using a coloring bowl but I didn’t like the weight forward aspect of it. The one this I have found that helps is after I smoke a bowl, unlike briars that I immediately dump and wipe, I leave the dottle in the bowl and don’t use a pipe cleaner immediately after the smoke. I wait until the pipe completely cools and then I do it.

Yup, same here, it really helps color your meers.

 

[highwaycobbery]

My IMP meer seems to have gone into slow motion mode as I've smoked probably 200 bowls in it since mid October alone, without much change in color. My pipe seems to be slowwwwly turning a golden color over the entire pipe at this point as opposed to a strong contrast on the shank and the bottom of bowl. At least that's how I perceive things. Some of you guys seem to be coloring at amazing rates such as @Jwebb90 and @chasingembers. I don't know, there are different factors involved I suppose, such as wall thickness etc.

The German guy, Bremen Pipe Smoker on youtube has a cool video where he shows a lot of meers and how each one colored at a different rate.

altinay with about a hundred bowls, just keep smokin

 

[highwaycobbery]

The Tekin I got a few months ago has colored very quickly but I do smoke it every day. However, I have a Peterson meer that I can not get to color to save my life

Might be African meer, if so good luck. They don’t color like Turkish.

 

[Jshogan2]

Sweet meer!!

 

[highwaycobbery]