Sacrificing a virgin today...

[gatorlope]

Most of my meerschaum pipes have never been smoked.
Today I decided to make it one less.
The artist is “Sami” and I like his work!



It has a relatively small bowl that goes well with the strength of my Kajun Kake. Very nice! pufpuf

 

[haparnold]

That's never been smoked before? It looks awful broken in already.

 

[olkofri]

That's never been smoked before? It looks awful broken in already.

Was thinking the same thing. ?

 

[acidpox]

I'm no meerschaum expert but that does look a look more colored than both of my estate meerschaums.

 

[gatorlope]

What you’re seeing is the color that was in the wax that he applied to the finished piece. The dragon you see swooping in on a mug of coffee (to your left) was treated in the same fashion and.he’s never been smoked!

 

[stogie37]

That’s a beaut! Hope you enjoyed it’s first meeting with fire. I imagine the spiciness of KK spoke loud and clear in a brand new chamber!

 

[shanez]

That's a heckuva pipe!

I've got one with a similar finish that I have yet to smoke also. I think they pass the pipe through a flame after applying the wax to achieve the finish but I'm not sure.

I plan on lighting mine up for the first time at the upcoming WCPS.

 

[mso489]

Impressive figural and coloration too. I couldn't resist a group of Meers. I'm putting mine, thanks to the late great fishnbanjo, to use later today to explore the nuances of Briar Works Country Lawyer with its six tobaccos.

 

[gatorlope]

Here’s another pic of some colored meers.
My “no longer a virgin” relaxing on the right and my swooping dragon on the left, with a two tone claw in the middle.
Normally I would not buy a claw since it’s such a common theme, but this was different and a nice size to boot!

 

[gatorlope]

The artist for the dragon is M. Cinr and the claw is signed “fatih”.

 

[crawdad]

Hmmpf...the title was misleading. I was expecting drums, a volcano, maybe a ginormous gorilla. Shame...shame...

 

[gatorlope]

That’s a beaut! Hope you enjoyed it’s first meeting with fire. I imagine the spiciness of KK spoke loud and clear in a brand new chamber!

One thing for sure is that Kajun Kake is best smoked when sitting down!