Since Everyone is Asking Questions Today.

[Laurent]

As a wood worker myself, I like all grain.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Like all sorts of grain and didn’t really think I liked sandblast until I was mesmerized by some of the Rubio pics from @hoosierpipeguy and Rubio’s IG. So I got one and it’s really nice and I found out I like the feel just as much. Just picked up a bargain 90-100 year old estate with a unique sandblast I wouldn’t have thought about getting before. Like good craftsmanship!

 

[hauntedmyst]

I just discovered today that I really like morta. Doesn't even get warm to the touch.

I haven't tried one yet. Other than that, how was the smoke?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I haven't tried one yet. Other than that, how was the smoke?

Pipes have never affected the taste of tobacco for me, but the pipe is feather light with an amazingly open draw. I thought being particularly petrified wood would give it some weight but it's lighter than a similar sized meerschaum.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I was just talking about real pipes.

Meerschaum doesn't have grain.?

 

[mortonbriar]

Meerschaum doesn't have grain.?

Hmmmm, or does it? grains of sand? It is silicate right???

 

[sneaky sasquatch]

I just discovered today that I really like morta. Doesn't even get warm to the touch.

I’ve never smoked out of morta,but I’m interested. Is it like smoking out of meerschaum?

 

[Chasing Embers]

I’ve never smoked out of morta,but I’m interested. Is it like smoking out of meerschaum?

For me, pipes don't affect the smoke but the morta I have is much lighter than any meerschaum I own.

 

[troutface]

More than half my pipes are blasted or rusticated, but I love a nice straight grain or good crosscut. What I hate is what I would call confused grain. Grain that is running haphazardly around the bowl with blobs of plain wood with no birdseye. I would imagine those blocks grade out very low. Straight grain reminds me of the perfection of nature and also the talent of the carver to have it harmonize with the bowl shape.

 

[PipeIT]

Beautiful straight grain does nothing to make a pipe smoke better. It's kind of like a flawless diamond compared to one with flaws. The straight grain is worth more simply because of the law of supply and demand.

I’m all aboard this same boat, as I don’t really have disposable income to throw away, and I really love a great looking pipe, fancy grains and all, but it’s not always going to be a better smoker, than an inexpensive pipe. So this is always in the back of my mind when making pipe buying decisions.

A must read for every pipe lover who hasn’t read!

The Myth of Brand and Maker in Pipesmoking
By Dr. Fred Hanna, Ph.D

https://47eb33e2-aa5c-4340-b7df-6575ebac3ba3.filesusr.com/ugd/17b259_acdce5ca70354ca7a5f64775f95ae600.pdf

P.S. I just received my first Morta yesterday I ordered from Moretti, I’ll open on New Year, can’t wait to try it!